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Newcastle Utd. play host to Doncaster Rovers at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Magpies.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1973, with Newcastle Utd. annihilating their visitors 6-0 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1973/1974 | Mon 08 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 6-0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGEC |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 20 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 01 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 20 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 14 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 7 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 07 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 16 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 24 points from the 13 games they have played so far. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Doncaster Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |