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Grimsby Town face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 3 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2007, the The Millers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 05 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Millers in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Rotherham U., Grimsby Town are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with -2 points from 8 matches. Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Millers, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Grimsby Town | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |