+0.68 points a game is the venue form gap, in Fleetwood Town's favour: Fleetwood Town takes 1.40 a game at home over the last two seasons, Rotherham United 0.72 away.
Fleetwood Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Rotherham United: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season in the League One.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Fleetwood Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 3, lost 1 of 5, scoring 5 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 7, drew 8, lost 5 of 20, scoring 30 and conceding 28 -- 1.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Walsall 1-1 at home; lost to Salford City 0-1 away; lost to Rochdale 1-2 at home; lost to Barnet 1-3 away; drew with Newport County 1-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 20 matches with one recorded (17, 3 apiece), most recently Matt Lawlor with 17. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Rotherham United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 1, lost 3 of 5, scoring 4 and conceding 6. Last season away in the League One: won 4, drew 2, lost 14 of 20, scoring 17 and conceding 34 -- 0.70 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Gillingham 1-4 at home; lost to Exeter City 0-1 away; drew with Crewe Alexandra 1-1 at home; beat Northampton Town 1-0 away; drew with Salford City 3-3 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 19 matches with one recorded (10, 9 apiece), most recently Alex Bruce with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:04 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.