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Last updated : 31 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United fixture

Doncaster Rvs. play host to Leeds United at Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening,

The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1956, with Leeds Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Second Division match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 19 JanLeeds Utd.0 - 1Doncaster Rvs.LGE1
1955/1956Sat 14 AprDoncaster Rvs.1-2Leeds Utd.CHMP
1955/1956Sat 03 DecLeeds Utd.3 - 0Doncaster Rvs.CHMP
1954/1955Sat 02 AprDoncaster Rvs.0 - 1Leeds Utd.CHMP
1954/1955Sat 13 NovLeeds Utd.1 - 0Doncaster Rvs.CHMP
1953/1954Sat 10 AprDoncaster Rvs.0 - 0Leeds Utd.CHMP
1953/1954Sat 07 NovLeeds Utd.3 - 1Doncaster Rvs.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Doncaster Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Rovers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Leeds Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Whites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Doncaster Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 72 points from 40 games. Leeds Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 58 from their 39 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Doncaster Rvs.63127610
Leeds Utd.63219511

FootyMad's prediction ...

Doncaster Rvs. may be coming up against a decent side in Leeds Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Doncaster Rvs. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Leeds Utd. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
4 games since last defeat.