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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Colchester United at Layer Road Ground 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 11 and win only 4 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Colchester U. was back in October 1997, over five years ago, the U's carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Sep | Colchester U. | 2 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 May | Colchester U. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 18 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Fri 16 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the U's, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Colchester U., Doncaster Rvs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 4 games. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
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 Colchester U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |