FootyMAD's Milton Keynes Dons match preview

Last updated : 16 February 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons fixture

Bristol Rvs. play host to Milton Keynes Dons at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Pirates have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.

The last time the two teams met at Bristol Rvs. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1984, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Third Division match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 19 AugMilton Keynes2 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE2
1983/1984Sat 17 MarBristol Rvs.1-1WimbledonLGE1
1983/1984Sat 08 OctWimbledon1 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
1981/1982Sat 20 FebWimbledon1 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE1
1981/1982Tue 29 SepBristol Rvs.2 - 2WimbledonLGE1
1967/1968Sat 06 JanWimbledon0 - 4Bristol Rvs.FAC

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 4 conceded.

Milton Keynes's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Dons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Bristol Rvs.'s 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Milton Keynes are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 58 points from 31 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.6213897
Milton Keynes62137107

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bristol Rvs. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Milton Keynes will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Milton Keynes 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.