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Crewe Alex. pack their bags to visit Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 11 wins, and Rotherham U. have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield was more than three years back, in October 2006, with Rotherham U. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Rotherham U. | 5 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Rotherham U. | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 72 points from 44 games. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 44 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Millers, as the The Railwaymen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |