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Walsall face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2006, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Walsall | LGE2 |
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 14 goals for the Rovers, with 4 goals against.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Saddlers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Walsall are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Walsall | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |