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Bristol Rvs. travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates 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 last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was just over four years ago, in October 2003, with Doncaster Rvs. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 5 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Fri 25 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 24 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 06 May | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 02 May | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Pirates have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Doncaster Rvs. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 50 points from the 29 games they have played so far. Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 37 points from their 27 games 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 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Doncaster Rvs. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bristol Rvs. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |