FM Preview: Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Swindon Town play host to Doncaster Rovers at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 9 games played, Robins have recorded 3 wins, and Doncaster Rovers have come away with 2 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Swindon Town was back in November 2007, over five years ago, with Doncaster Rovers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Fri 11 Apr Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 0 Swindon Town League One
2007/2008 Sat 03 Nov Swindon Town 1-2 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2005/2006 Sat 04 Feb Swindon Town 2 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2005/2006 Tue 27 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 0 Swindon Town League One
2004/2005 Sat 26 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 1 Swindon Town League One
2004/2005 Sat 11 Dec Swindon Town 1 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League One
1986/1987 Sat 25 Apr Swindon Town 1 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Doncaster Rovers's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Rovers, and 5 goals against.

Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 32 points from their 20 games so far.

Doncaster Rovers are holding the final promotion place in the npower League One, and have accumulated 39 points from the 20 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Swindon Town 6 2 1 3 6 5 7
Doncaster Rovers 6 4 1 1 11 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Robins at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Rovers come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Swindon Town Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Doncaster Rovers Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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