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Morecambe prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in August 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Rotherham U. | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Apr | Rotherham U. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Morecambe | 1-3 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Morecambe | 5 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Rotherham U. | 3 - 1 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 27 Nov | Rotherham U. | 0 - 2 | Morecambe | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 24 Nov | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.
Rotherham U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Millers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 61 points from their 40 games so far. Rotherham U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 65 points from 40 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Rotherham U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Rotherham U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |