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Bristol City face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Earth Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 07 Feb | Bristol City | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 17 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Doncaster Rvs., Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 10 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 24 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 16 points from their 18 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 7 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |