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Doncaster Rvs. prepare to entertain Preston North End at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 3 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Keepmoat Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Preston N.E. | 3 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Mar | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 24 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Preston N.E.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Preston N.E. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Keepmoat Stadium for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Preston N.E. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 10 games since last home draw. |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last away draw. |