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Crystal Palace face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 3 of the 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Doncaster Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Crystal Palace | 0 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 27 Oct | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 06 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 09 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Eagles's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 32 games played so far, Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 33 points from their 31 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |