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Brighton & HA travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Earth Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Seagulls have recorded 2 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was back in October 1997, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Brighton & HA | 0 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Apr | Brighton & HA | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 23 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 04 Nov | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 09 Jan | Brighton & HA | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Brighton & HA have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 18 matches. Brighton & HA's 24 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Brighton & HA 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 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Brighton & HA | 3 successive away victories. 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |