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Bristol City travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Belle Vue Gound on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was well over fifteen years ago, back in December 1987, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 May | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 07 Feb | Bristol City | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 17 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 07 Jan | Bristol City | 4 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 02 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 30 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Bristol City's total of 30 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Doncaster Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |