FM Preview: Derby County v Doncaster Rovers 20 Aug 2011

Last updated : 19 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was less than a year ago, in March 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Derby County 1-3 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2010/2011 Tue 19 Oct Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 3 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Sat 13 Mar Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Derby County 1 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 19 Dec Derby County 0 - 2 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2008/2009 Fri 27 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2008/2009 Sat 09 Aug Derby County 0 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Rams have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Doncaster Rovers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 3 games.

Doncaster Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 3 0 3 7 8 9
Doncaster Rovers 6 1 1 4 5 8 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Rams's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Doncaster Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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