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The Whites play host to Doncaster Rovers at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 3 draws, with 4 wins being posted by Leeds.
The last time the two teams met at Elland Road was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1955, with United running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1955/1956 | Sat 14 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 03 Dec | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 02 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 13 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 10 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 07 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 25 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Whites, with 4 goals against.
Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for Rovers, and 5 goals against.
Leeds are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 43 points from 26 games. Doncaster's total of 41 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the play-off places in Coca-Cola League One.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Whites, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |