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Port Vale prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Vale Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Valiants are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in September 2005, with Port Vale running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 10 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Sep | Port Vale | 2-0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 22 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 12 Apr | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Oct | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Millers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 19 points from their 12 games so far. Rotherham U. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 4 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Valiants's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rotherham U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Rotherham U. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |