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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 6 out of 9 times.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1962, with Birmingham C. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1962/1963 | Wed 26 Sep | Birmingham C. | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1954/1955 | Wed 04 May | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 5 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Wed 16 Mar | Birmingham C. | 4 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 19 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 17 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 14 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1952/1953 | Mon 06 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rovers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 4 games. Doncaster Rvs.'s 7 points from 4 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 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |