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Northampton pack their bags to visit Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Rotherham U. have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield was more than three years back, in September 2006, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Millers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Rotherham U. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 65 points from 41 games. Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 from their 41 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Rotherham U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |