Mansfield Town have come here for an action-packed duel against the hosts Doncaster Rovers. Prepare for the game with this thorough League Two preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
Doncaster Rovers's first League Two home game here at M-Power Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats from 23 matches.
Doncaster Rovers are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 186 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Faulkner).
The followers are hoping that Doncaster Rovers will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Newport County (placed 9th). As you see from the result above, Doncaster suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that game, a nice away victory at Hull City. A Carabao Cup match.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Notts County in only four days. This game is also played here at M-Power Stadium.
Early season league goal statistics from Doncaster Rovers's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 1 conceded.
Mansfield Town form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first League Two away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Mansfield Town's previous fixture versus Morecambe (placed 14th), a 3-0 win played at home.
Before that game, the win at home against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup (2-0).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Mansfield manager Clough as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Grimsby Town.
It's early days yet, but Mansfield Town has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Doncaster Rovers, two draws and three wins for Mansfield Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Keillor-Dunn 3 goals |  L. Akins 2 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Mansfield Town missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Mansfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 3.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 20 | 23.5 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 9 | 7.5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 10.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Last season | Mansfield Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 12 | 21 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 35 | 72 | ||
| 65 | 30 | Conceded | C | 24 | 55 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 89% | ||
| 70% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 76% | ||
| 46% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 26% | ||
| 7% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 17% | ||
| 46% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 61% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 30% | ||
| 39% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 20% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| 12.3 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Barrow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Salford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sutton United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 91 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 85 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 83 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 79 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 76 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 76 |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 75 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 75 |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 | -3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 34 | -12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | -3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | -9 | 52 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | -7 | 49 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 30 | -12 | 48 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 41 | -23 | 46 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | -26 | 43 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -24 | 38 |
