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Ipswich Town travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Tractor Boys.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster Rvs. was just over four years ago, in September 2004, with Doncaster Rvs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | LGEC |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 26 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 14 Dec | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 19 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 30 Oct | Ipswich Town | 5 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. Rovers have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 0 of their own chances.
Ipswich Town's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Doncaster Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 9 points. Ipswich Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 24 from their 16 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |