Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Doncaster Rovers & Newcastle United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Perfect League Two season at home so far for Doncaster Rovers 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Doncaster enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Northampton Town's place. The match ended 1-0 with Miller scoring. Williams was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Williams won 4 of 8 duels.
Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Salford City in a game that was won 2-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mansfield Town are coming to town in four days.
Doncaster Rovers has scored 6 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
Newcastle United U21's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the group stage.It's not happening yet for Newcastle United U21 on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
The regulars enjoyed Newcastle's previous game versus Derby County U21, a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Newcastle United U21 was the only team on the pitch versus Derby County U21 in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Norwich City U21's place.Newcastle United U21 have the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Miller 3 goals |   D. Stephenson 3 goals | K. Agard 2 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 18 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 14 | 15 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 26 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 44 | 46 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 86% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 71% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 38% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 28% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 10% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 38% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Barrow | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Salford City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Stevenage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Sutton United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | West Brom U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 0 |
