FM Preview: Doncaster Rovers v Leicester City 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Doncaster Rovers v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City 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 13 games played, Foxes have recorded 3 wins, and Doncaster Rovers have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2010, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Leicester City 5 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2009/2010 Tue 23 Feb Doncaster Rvs. 0-1 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Leicester City 0 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
1956/1957 Sat 15 Dec Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 2 Leicester City Second Division
1956/1957 Sat 18 Aug Leicester City 3 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. Second Division
1955/1956 Sat 28 Apr Leicester City 3 - 0 Doncaster Rvs. Second Division
1955/1956 Mon 05 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 6 - 2 Leicester City Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Doncaster Rovers will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Rovers have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.

Leicester City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Foxes have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Doncaster Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 44 matches.

Leicester City's 63 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Doncaster Rovers 6 0 3 3 5 10 3
Leicester City 6 2 2 2 15 12 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Doncaster Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Doncaster Rovers Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Leicester City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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