The game between Rotherham United and Bury in the League Two on Tuesday, 3rd February 2009 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Bury face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Shakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, the The Millers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Bury | 1 - 2 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Bury | 3 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Bury | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Rotherham U. | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Dec | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Bury | 3 - 1 | Rotherham U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Rotherham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shakers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rotherham U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 27 matches played. Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 49 points from the 29 games they have played so far.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Bury | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Shakers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Rotherham U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rotherham U. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bury | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
