FM Preview: Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers 28 Sep 2010

Last updated : 27 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 7 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 26 DecCoventry City1 - 0Doncaster Rvs.CHMP
2009/2010Tue 18 AugDoncaster Rvs.0 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
2008/2009Sat 21 MarCoventry City1 - 0Doncaster Rvs.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 30 AugDoncaster Rvs.1 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
1951/1952Sat 29 MarDoncaster Rvs.1 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
1951/1952Sat 10 NovCoventry City1 - 2Doncaster Rvs.CHMP
1950/1951Sat 17 MarDoncaster Rvs.2 - 1Coventry CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far, Doncaster Rvs.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City62138107
Doncaster Rvs.62228118

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Rovers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Coventry City. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Doncaster Rvs. Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.