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Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 22 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Valiants carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 06 Jan | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Port Vale | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Apr | Port Vale | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale 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 14 goals for the Valiants, with 6 goals against.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 12 points from the 5 games they have played so far. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Port Vale. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |