FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Peterborough United take on Doncaster Rovers in a Championship match on 1st October 2011 at 15:00.

Footymad preview History of the Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Doncaster Rovers face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2010, with Doncaster Rovers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Posh in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Peterborough 1-2 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2009/2010 Tue 20 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 3 - 1 Peterborough Championship
2004/2005 Sat 19 Feb Peterborough 0 - 2 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2004/2005 Sat 30 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 1 Peterborough League One
1997/1998 Tue 10 Feb Peterborough 0 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League Division Three
1997/1998 Sat 16 Aug Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 5 Peterborough League Division Three
1990/1991 Fri 22 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 2 Peterborough Fourth Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Peterborough United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Posh, with 6 goals against.

The away form of Doncaster Rovers is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Peterborough United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 13 points from their 9 games so far.

Doncaster Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 5 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Peterborough United 6 2 0 4 5 9 6
Doncaster Rovers 6 1 2 3 4 8 5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Peterborough United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Peterborough United 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Doncaster Rovers Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here