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Swansea City face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Earth Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2003, with Doncaster Rvs. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 05 Mar | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 19 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 24 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 28 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Rovers, with 5 goals against.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 30 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca Cola League One, with their 21 games giving them a return of 42 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Swansea City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Earth Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Swansea City | 8 games since last defeat. |