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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Birmingham City at Keepmoat Stadium at tea-time on Saturday,
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of May 1955, where Birmingham C. annihilated the Rovers 1-5 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Rovers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Doncaster Rvs., Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Blues have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 49 points from their 37 games played so far, Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 68 points from the 38 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |