MATCH OF THE DAQ previews Middlesbrough v Doncaster (Championship, 7.45pm, LIVE SKY). Boro are without a manager but don’t assume that’s a negative ahead of tonight’s match at the Riverside.
Middlesbrough v Doncaster
Championship
7.45pm, LIVE SKY
HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Max last 10 only)
Apr 2012 Championship Middlesbro 0-0 Doncaster
Nov 2011 Championship Doncaster 1-3 Middlesbro
May 2011 Championship Middlesbro 3-0 Doncaster
Dec 2010 Championship Doncaster 2-1 Middlesbro
Jan 2010 Championship Doncaster 1-4 Middlesbro
Aug 2009 Championship Middlesbro 2-0 Doncaster
May 1987 Div 3 (old) Doncaster 0-2 Middlesbro
Dec 1986 Div 3 (old) Middlesbro 1-0 Doncaster
Mar 1967 Div 3 (old) Doncaster 0-4 Middlesbro
Oct 1966 Div 3 (old) Middlesbro 2-0 Doncaster
PREVIEW
Even for a chairman as loyal as Steve Gibson there became an inevitability about the departure of Tony Mowbray after Middlesbrough’s poor start to the season.
Caretaker boss Mark Venus was asked to take charge of team affairs following Tony Mowbray’s departure on Monday in the wake of a 3-2 defeat at bottom-of-the-table Barnsley.
However don’t assume this will negatively affect their performance tonight against Doncaster.
It could have the opposite effect.
A new dawn for players and fans and hopefully some Dunkirk fighting spirit too as the players and team have plenty of points to prove.
Doncaster have also amassed 12 points this season (from one less game) and they sit next to each other in the Championship table but overall Middlesbrough have a good record over Doncaster and bid tonight to make it their 10th win in 13 league meetings.
And how’s this for a stat….
Donny have never beaten Middlesbrough in an away league match; their only triumph on Teesside was 4-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup in February 1952.
There’s a season to get back on track. And it starts tonight for Boro.
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10 points MIDDLESBROUGH to beat DONCASTER at around 1.67 on BETDAQ
Wednesday: -10.00 points
OCTOBER RETURN TO DATE: -67.46 points
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