| The game between Doncaster Rovers and Reading in the Championship on Saturday, 6th February 2010 at 17:20 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis. |
History of the Doncaster Rovers v Reading fixture
Doncaster Rvs. prepare to entertain Reading at Keepmoat Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 2 of the 17 games played, and losing 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Keepmoat Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Reading | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP | | 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0-1 | Reading | CHMP | | 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Reading | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP | | 1985/1986 | Mon 05 May | Reading | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 | | 1985/1986 | Sat 28 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 | | 1984/1985 | Sat 19 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 4 | Reading | LGE1 | | 1984/1985 | Sat 08 Sep | Reading | 1 - 4 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Royals have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 26 games played so far, Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 26 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: |
| Doncaster Rvs. |
6 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
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| Reading |
Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.
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