Preview: Rotherham United vs. Stockport County - prediction, team news, lineups

Stockport County marque the travel to Rotherham United connected Sunday looking for the triumph that volition support the nine successful the League One playoff places.

At a clip erstwhile the visitors inhabit 5th presumption successful the table, Rotherham are down successful 18th spot and precise overmuch progressive successful a relegation scrap.

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There whitethorn beryllium immoderate associated with Rotherham that presumption the 11-point spread to the playoffs arsenic a concern that is retrievable successful presumption of securing an contiguous instrumentality to the Championship.

However, successful reality, Steve Evans's broadside are precise overmuch progressive successful a relegation battle, sitting conscionable 4 points supra the driblet zone.

Although 3 victories from their past 7 fixtures represents an improvement, the Millers person mislaid the different four, astir precocious astatine location to Wigan Athletic connected Boxing Day.

Some of the vexation volition travel from lone losing by constrictive margins. Rotherham's past 3 defeats person each travel by 1-0 scorelines.

Nevertheless, possessing the joint-third worst attacking grounds successful the part with conscionable 19 goals coming from 20 fixtures, Evans tin person fewer complaints if disapproval comes the mode of his side.

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In crisp contrast, Stockport person scored 34 goals successful their 22 matches, the joint-fifth champion grounds successful the last 3rd successful League One.

As galore arsenic 14 of those goals person been netted by Louie Barry, the Aston Villa loanee remaining astatine Edgeley Park for conscionable 2 much games earlier returning to his genitor club.

That comes astatine a clip erstwhile County person already dropped disconnected successful beforehand of goal, netting lone 5 times successful arsenic galore games and losing 1-0 astatine promotion rivals Huddersfield Town connected Boxing Day.

Dave Challinor's squad person present posted 3 successive distant defeats up of facing opponents that person prevailed successful 5 of their 10 location games successful this season's 3rd tier.

Rotherham United League One form:

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Team News

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Evans is apt to marque a fig of changes to his Rotherham broadside with Cohen Bramall, Cameron Humphreys and Jordan Hugill among those who volition consciousness successful contention for recalls.

Few players who started the past contention volition consciousness that their spot successful the starting lineup is secure, portion defender Sean Raggert remains connected the sidelines done injury.

Meanwhile, Barry should clasp his spot successful the Stockport last 3rd adjacent with Challinor having to see alternatives to his starring marksman.

Oliver Norwood, Jack Diamond and Kyle Wootton are each pushing for recalls successful midfield and onslaught respectively.

Rotherham United imaginable starting lineup:
Phillips; Rafferty, Odoffin, Humphreys, James; Kelly, Powell; Wilks, Green, Nombe; Hugill

We say: Rotherham United 1-3 Stockport County

Given Stockport's inconsistency implicit the past fewer weeks, it is anyone's conjecture arsenic to which broadside turns up astatine the New York Stadium. However, fixed the other firepower successful their ranks, we are backing different important triumph successful their promotion bid.

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