FM Preview: Doncaster Rovers v Southampton 03 Dec 2011

Last updated : 02 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Doncaster Rovers v Southampton fixture

Southampton pack their bags to visit Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The previous match played between the two at Keepmoat Stadium was more than three years back, in September 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Southampton 1 - 2 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 27 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 0-2 Southampton Championship
1958/1959 Sat 25 Apr Southampton 1 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Third Division
1958/1959 Sat 24 Jan Doncaster Rvs. 3 - 2 Southampton Third Division
1952/1953 Sat 07 Mar Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 0 Southampton Second Division
1952/1953 Sat 18 Oct Southampton 3 - 3 Doncaster Rvs. Second Division
1951/1952 Mon 14 Apr Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 1 Southampton Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Doncaster Rovers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Rovers have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Southampton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Doncaster Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 13 points.

Southampton are leading the way in the npower Championship, with their 19 games giving them a return of 42 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Doncaster Rovers 6 1 2 3 7 11 5
Southampton 6 5 0 1 14 6 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Southampton 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 5 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Southampton 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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