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Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Rovers have lost on no less than 12 of the 16 visits.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Blackpool | 4 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 06 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool 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 Seasiders, with 6 goals against.
Doncaster Rvs.'s away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Rovers pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Blackpool's total of 38 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Doncaster Rvs.'s 36 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |