The Facts
- A determined lower-tier side seeks an essential result against mid-table opposition (ranked 20th and 12th).
- Rotherham is going through a lean spell lately (last 5 matches: 1 win).
- Newport shows confident form ahead of this contest (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Rotherham carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- These two teams have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Salford | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15:10 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Barnet | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20:11 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Crewe | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12:7 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15:10 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | York City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17:11 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12:6 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17:14 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16:16 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15:17 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11:12 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Grimsby | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13:11 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Newport | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13:12 | 1 | 13 |
| 13 | Tranmere | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13:13 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Exeter | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6:6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Accrington | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13:14 | -1 | 11 |
| 16 | Fleetwood | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10:11 | -1 | 11 |
| 17 | Swindon | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9:14 | -5 | 11 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9:15 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Colchester | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 10 |
| 20 | Rotherham | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Oldham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9:13 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4:9 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Northampton | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 7 |
| 24 | Crawley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8:15 | -7 | 5 |
Promotion ~ League One
Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
Relegation ~ National League
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