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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Portsmouth at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 1 times from 5 games.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1983, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 30 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0-2 | Portsmouth | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 27 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 05 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 26 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far, Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 10 most recent games. |