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Last updated : 15 September 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra fixture

Crewe Alex. face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 11 wins, and Doncaster Rvs. have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, as the Rovers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a (Associate Members) match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Tue 20 FebCrewe Alex.2 - 1Doncaster Rvs.LGE1
2006/2007Mon 12 FebDoncaster Rvs.3 - 2Crewe Alex.ASSM
2006/2007Tue 30 JanCrewe Alex.3 - 3Doncaster Rvs.ASSM
2006/2007Tue 08 AugDoncaster Rvs.3 - 1Crewe Alex.LGE1
2002/2003Tue 10 DecCrewe Alex.8 - 0Doncaster Rvs.ASSM
1993/1994Sat 09 AprDoncaster Rvs.0 - 0Crewe Alex.LGE2
1993/1994Sat 01 JanCrewe Alex.2 - 0Doncaster Rvs.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Doncaster Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Rovers, with 6 goals against.

The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the The Railwaymen have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches. Crewe Alex.'s 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Doncaster Rvs.62049106
Crewe Alex.6132586

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Crewe Alex. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Doncaster Rvs.. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Doncaster Rvs. 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Crewe Alex. Previous 4 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.