The game between Rotherham United and Macclesfield Town in the League Two on Saturday, 30th January 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Macclesfield face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 4 of the previous 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2009, with Rotherham U. running out comfortable 2 - 0 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 29 Aug | Macclesfield | 1 - 3 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Rotherham U. | 2 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Rotherham U. | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Macclesfield | ASSM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
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 7.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Silkmen have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 45 points from the 24 games they have played so far. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 25 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Millers, as the The Silkmen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Macclesfield | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
