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Watford face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Watford | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 28 Jan | Watford | 6 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 03 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 29 Mar | Watford | 5 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Doncaster Rvs., Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Hornets have conceded 19 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 30 points from their 23 games played so far, Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Watford | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |