The game between Cardiff City and Doncaster Rovers in the Championship on Saturday, 21st August 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 3 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Cardiff City | 7 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 08 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 3 | Cardiff City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Doncaster Rvs.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Cardiff City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
