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Doncaster Rvs. play host to Swindon Town at Belle Vue Gound on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the 6 previous meetings, 3 have been drawn, and 3 won by the Rovers.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was well over fifteen years ago, back in December 1986, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 25 Apr | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sun 21 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 2-2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 14 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Dec | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Fri 12 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 24 Oct | Swindon Town | 2 - 2 | 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. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 2 goals against.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 52 from their 34 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Doncaster Rvs. are starting to turn Belle Vue Gound into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Swindon Town | 6 games since last defeat. |