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Doncaster Rvs. face a trip to Swansea City at City Of Swansea Stadium on Saturday afternoon(I thought it was called "The New Stadium"? Catchy!)
Rovers will be hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Rovers have recorded 5 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 12 victories.
This fixture is significant for a number of reasons, the first being that it was our last away game of the horrendous 97/98 season where we somehow managed to come away with a 0-0 draw. It's fair to say that the two teams of that day will little resemblance to the current two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Friday night League Two match which was voted as the best away game of that Championship season.
This will, however be Rovers first visit to Swansea's fine looking new stadium, although having looked at the pictures it looks far too much like Hull Citys to get really excited about! Here's hoping that it has managed to transport that boisterous intimidating atmosphere to the new place as there were few places in the lower leagues that could compete with the Vetch on a big match day. I won't miss those famous toilets though... no need to take the wellies this time!
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 05 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 19 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 24 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 28 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 04 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Swans have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Swansea City's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One. Doncaster Rvs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 3 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Swans. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |