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Doncaster Rvs. are ready to welcome Hartlepool United to Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 9 of the 46 games.
The previous match played between the two at Keepmoat Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Hartlepool U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pools have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s total of 44 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 33 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Doncaster Rvs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Keepmoat Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Hartlepool U. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |