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Doncaster Rvs. travel to take on Torquay United at Plainmoor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 28 games.
The last time the two teams met at Torquay Utd. was back in September 1997, over five years ago, with Torquay Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 19 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Gulls have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Doncaster Rvs.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Torquay Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 42 games. Doncaster Rvs. are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Three, with their 42 games giving them a return of 85 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Torquay Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 8 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |