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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at City Ground on Friday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, winning 8 and drawing 4 of the 13 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in October 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 28 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 0-0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Doncaster Rvs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rovers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 24 games thus far. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 18 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Forest to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |