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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Newcastle United at Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 3 matches played by the Rovers.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1947, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Mon 08 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 6 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 20 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 01 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 0-3 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 20 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 14 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 7 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 07 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Magpies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Doncaster Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 52 points from their 38 games so far. Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 37 games giving them a return of 77 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Doncaster Rvs.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 9 games since last defeat. |