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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Southampton at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 7 games played, Rovers have recorded 3 wins, and Southampton have come away with 2 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1959, as the Rovers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1958/1959 | Sat 25 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 24 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 3-2 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 07 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 18 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1951/1952 | Mon 14 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1951/1952 | Wed 12 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1950/1951 | Wed 30 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 3 goals against.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 matches played. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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. | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |