FM Preview: Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Eagles have recorded 2 wins, and Doncaster Rovers have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Fri 22 Apr Doncaster Rvs. 0-0 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2003/2004 Tue 23 Sep Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Doncaster Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crystal Palace's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Eagles's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Doncaster Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 1 points.

Crystal Palace's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Doncaster Rovers 6 0 1 5 2 11 1
Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 9 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Crystal Palace have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Doncaster Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Doncaster Rovers Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Crystal Palace 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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