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Bristol City prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 11 of the 16 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ashton Gate Stadium was two seasons ago, in October 2006, the Robins carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 24 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Doncaster Rvs. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Rovers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Bristol City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 9 points from their 6 games so far. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Doncaster Rvs. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Robins in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |