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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Coventry City at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Rovers.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1952, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1951/1952 | Sat 29 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1-0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1951/1952 | Sat 10 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 17 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 28 Oct | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 13 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 25 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 26 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 3 goals against.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 6 from their 3 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. are starting to turn Keepmoat Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |