It's ground zero in League One - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Doncaster Rovers and AFC Wimbledon did in their pre-season friendlies!
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
Last season, Doncaster Rovers's league statistics were 19 wins, 7 draws and 20 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 63 goals and conceded 67. Playing at home last season Doncaster Rovers managed 11-4-8 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 32 conceded.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Doncaster handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and three defeats.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Doncaster, who have participated in five training matches. Doncaster Rovers have won 2 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 3 games.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
Let's have a look at how AFC Wimbledon performed last season in the League One: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 15 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 70 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 10 and lost 8 with 22/31 goals scored/conceded.
AFC Wimbledon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.
The schedule is very tough for Wimbledon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Carabao Cup game at Charlton Athletic is waiting in only three days.
Just as the home team, AFC Wimbledon have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Wimbledon win, 1 draw and 5 losses.
Head 2 Head
Doncaster Rovers-AFC Wimbledon H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Doncaster Rovers three wins, AFC Wimbledon three wins, three draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Doncaster Rovers missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Doncaster Rovers | Last season | AFC Wimbledon | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 10 | 15 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 19 | ||
| 63 | 34 | Scored | S | 22 | 54 | ||
| 67 | 32 | Conceded | C | 31 | 70 | ||
| 98% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 74% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 70% | ||
| 61% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 48% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 26% | ||
| 17% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 15% | ||
| 61% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 52% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 22% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 33% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 89 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -23 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -17 | 47 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -26 | 45 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 51 | -34 | 43 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -30 | 38 |