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Bristol City face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, with Doncaster Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 07 May | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Bristol City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Robins, and 5 goals against.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bristol City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 71 points from the 38 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Doncaster Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |