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Southampton travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Saints have recorded 2 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1959, as the Rovers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1958/1959 | Sat 25 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 24 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 2 | Southampton | LGE1 |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 07 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 18 Oct | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1951/1952 | Mon 14 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 1951/1952 | Wed 12 Sep | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1950/1951 | Wed 30 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 3 goals against.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 7 matches played. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for Saints, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |