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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Oldham Athletic at Belle Vue Gound on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Rovers have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 6 from 11 meetings.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1967, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1966/1967 | Fri 10 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1-1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 18 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 16 Mar | Oldham Ath. | 4 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 27 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | LGE2 |
| 1961/1962 | Fri 30 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LGE2 |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 11 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 08 Apr | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Doncaster Rvs., Oldham Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 13 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Oldham Ath. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| Oldham Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. may be coming up against a decent side in Oldham Ath., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Oldham Ath. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |