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Doncaster Rvs. prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Earth Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 25 games played, Rovers have recorded 10 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Earth Stadium was two seasons ago, in December 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1-0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 30 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 01 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 09 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Scunthorpe U.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Iron's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Doncaster Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 5 points. Scunthorpe U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 17 points from 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Rovers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Iron come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |