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Sheff. Wed. travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Belle Vue Gound at lunchtime on Sunday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 4 of the 6 previous occassions for Owls.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1978, with Sheff. Wed. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1978/1979 | Tue 22 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 15 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LC |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 12 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 16 Aug | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LC |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 14 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 5 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 10 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Doncaster Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 29 points from their 21 games played so far, Sheff. Wed.'s 30 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sheff. Wed. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Belle Vue Gound will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |