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Morecambe travel to take on Rotherham United at Millmoor Ground on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Shrimps won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Rotherham U. and Morecambe at was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1979, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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
Rotherham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U.'s 15 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 16 from their 11 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Shrimps could well see them head back from Millmoor Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |