League One match preview: Accrington Stanley versus Doncaster Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

Season ticket holders at Wham Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Accrington Stanley languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Doncaster Rovers will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

Accrington Stanley have collected 23 points from their League One home games so far after 7-2-8. The Accrington Stanley manager J. Coleman might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Accrington Stanley crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Tranmere Rovers here at Wham Stadium in a League One match. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Bolton Wanderers the opponent.

A decent goal production from Accrington Stanley in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Accrington Stanley defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Doncaster Rovers have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season.

Two travels in a row for Doncaster Rovers, whose manager D. Moore could celebrate last time after the League One win against Milton Keynes Dons. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Wycombe Wanderers.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Doncaster Rovers have scored 21 goals in 15 league games away. Doncaster Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Doncaster Rovers - Accrington Stanley 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Accrington Stanley, two draws and one win for Doncaster Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Doncaster RoversK. Sadlier
K. Sadlier
11 goals
Accrington Stanley
C. Bishop
10 goals
Accrington StanleyD. Charles
D. Charles
8 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Accrington Stanley Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 15 34
10 7 3 Won W 3 5 15
10 2 1 Drew D 1 4 9
15 8 1 Lost L 2 6 10
47 33 9 Scored S 13 21 51
53 27 5 Conceded C 5 14 33
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 94%
83% 94% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 76%
49% 71% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 47%
26% 35% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 15%
17% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 6%
60% 76% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 56%
20% 12% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 29%
26% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 21%
 
5.3 5.5 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.5 5.2
4.9 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.1 5.1
2 2.3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.6
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
480 266 78 Total Shots T S 109 204 488
155 90 27 Shots on Target S O 39 60 153
30% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 33%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals (14) away
  • Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.