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Brentford face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Earth Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Bees have recorded 7 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Brentford | 4 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 30 Apr | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 28 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Apr | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 30 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1985/1986 | Fri 24 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 3 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 47 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Brentford's total of 57 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Brentford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brentford are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Doncaster Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Brentford | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |