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Doncaster travel to take on Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Rovers have won 13 of the 46 games compared to the host's 18 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Darlington was back in October 1997, over five years ago, with Darlington annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Doncaster | 0 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Darlington | 5 - 1 | Doncaster | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 3 | Doncaster | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 31 Aug | Doncaster | 3 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Doncaster | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Doncaster | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Doncaster | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Quakers, with 6 goals against.
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 games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Rovers, and 7 goals against.
Darlington are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 6 from their 6 matches played. Doncaster's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Darlington, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Doncaster | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |