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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Rochdale was back in March 1998, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | AM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 25 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Rochdale are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 35 from their 32 matches played. Doncaster Rvs. are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Three, with their 33 games giving them a return of 68 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |