FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in September 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Rotherham U. 6 - 4 Cheltenham T. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Rotherham U. 0 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Cheltenham T. 1-1 Rotherham U. League Two
2006/2007 Sat 28 Apr Rotherham U. 2 - 4 Cheltenham T. League One
2006/2007 Sat 16 Dec Cheltenham T. 2 - 0 Rotherham U. League One
1999/2000 Mon 24 Apr Rotherham U. 2 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 02 Oct Cheltenham T. 0 - 2 Rotherham U. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Robins have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Rotherham United's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Millers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 12 against.

Cheltenham Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 40 matches.

Rotherham United's 59 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 1 0 5 7 19 3
Rotherham United 6 1 1 4 8 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Whaddon Road for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Rotherham United claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Rotherham United 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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