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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor 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 lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was well over fifteen years ago, back in December 1991, the Clarets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1991/1992 | Sat 28 Dec | Burnley | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 27 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Burnley | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 19 Nov | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 16 Nov | Burnley | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 31 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 4 | Burnley | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 30 Apr | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 26 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Burnley | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Clarets, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Burnley, Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 29 points from 17 games. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 12 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
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 Burnley. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |