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Northampton pack their bags to visit Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Millmoor Ground was within the last three years, in January 2004, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Millers in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Cobblers, and 7 goals against.
Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only -3 points. Northampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rotherham U. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Northampton | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |