Doncaster Rovers vs AFC Wimbledon match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 26.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium (15231 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Doncaster Rovers leading AFC Wimbledon by 17 points.

Insights:
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • AFC Wimbledon is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Doncaster Rovers have performed here at The Keepmoat Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

The fans are hoping that Doncaster will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the FA Cup game against West Ham United. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Rochdale.

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. Ellery Balcombe had a busy but productive day in the West Ham United match. Despite making nine saves the loss could not be prevented.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Doncaster's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost one.

The manager D. Moore will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lincoln City in only four days.

A decent goal production from Doncaster in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Doncaster's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Wimbledon has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Crewe Alexandra for a League One game that ended a draw (1-1). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Portsmouth wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Wimbledon playing away, we found eight games. Results were two away wins, two draws and four home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Milton Keynes Dons in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wimbledon as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Wimbledon struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

AFC Wimbledon - Doncaster Rovers 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Doncaster won two games, three matches ended with a draw and AFC Wimbledon has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / five

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
11 goals
Doncaster RoversF. Okenabirhie
F. Okenabirhie
6 goals
DoncasterR. James
R. James
5 goals

Doncaster Rovers missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Doncaster Rovers AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 11 4 Played P 5 13 23
12 7 3 Won W 0 3 5
3 2 0 Drew D 2 5 7
5 2 1 Lost L 3 5 11
35 20 7 Scored S 4 12 26
21 11 3 Conceded C 12 20 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 74%
60% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 52%
30% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 23% 26%
15% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 13%
70% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 61%
20% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 17%
10% 9% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 23% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 13.3 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.2 10.3
4.3 4.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.8 3.8
40% 43% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 24% 30%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • AFC Wimbledon is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 23 14 3 6 40 20 11 7 1 3 14 7 12 7 2 3 26 13 20 45
2 Lincoln City 22 14 3 5 34 19 12 7 1 4 19 14 10 7 2 1 15 5 15 45
3 Peterborough United 22 13 3 6 36 21 10 8 1 1 25 9 12 5 2 5 11 12 15 42
4 Portsmouth 22 12 5 5 37 19 12 5 3 4 18 12 10 7 2 1 19 7 18 41
5 Doncaster Rovers 20 12 3 5 35 21 11 7 2 2 20 11 9 5 1 3 15 10 14 39
6 Charlton Athletic 24 10 7 7 37 32 11 4 4 3 20 18 13 6 3 4 17 14 5 37
7 Sunderland 22 9 9 4 29 17 12 4 4 4 12 13 10 5 5 0 17 4 12 36
8 Crewe Alexandra 24 10 6 8 33 28 13 7 3 3 21 13 11 3 3 5 12 15 5 36
9 Ipswich Town 21 11 2 8 26 23 12 7 0 5 14 13 9 4 2 3 12 10 3 35
10 Accrington Stanley 19 10 3 6 25 21 9 5 2 2 9 7 10 5 1 4 16 14 4 33
11 Oxford United 21 9 4 8 32 27 10 5 2 3 16 10 11 4 2 5 16 17 5 31
12 Fleetwood Town 23 8 6 9 29 22 11 5 3 3 16 8 12 3 3 6 13 14 7 30
13 Gillingham 23 9 3 11 26 29 12 4 2 6 12 16 11 5 1 5 14 13 -3 30
14 Plymouth Argyle 23 8 6 9 31 39 13 7 3 3 20 17 10 1 3 6 11 22 -8 30
15 Milton Keynes Dons 23 7 7 9 29 29 11 4 5 2 17 12 12 3 2 7 12 17 0 28
16 Blackpool 21 8 4 9 21 24 9 5 1 3 11 10 12 3 3 6 10 14 -3 28
17 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 9 7 21 26 9 1 5 3 11 13 12 4 4 4 10 13 -5 24
18 Rochdale 23 5 8 10 35 43 11 1 6 4 13 21 12 4 2 6 22 22 -8 23
19 Bristol Rovers 21 6 4 11 22 33 10 3 1 6 10 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -11 22
20 AFC Wimbledon 23 5 7 11 26 41 10 2 2 6 14 21 13 3 5 5 12 20 -15 22
21 Northampton Town 22 6 4 12 20 38 12 3 3 6 8 17 10 3 1 6 12 21 -18 22
22 Wigan Athletic 22 5 6 11 24 38 11 2 4 5 12 19 11 3 2 6 12 19 -14 21
23 Swindon Town 23 6 3 14 31 47 12 4 1 7 14 20 11 2 2 7 17 27 -16 21
24 Burton Albion 24 3 7 14 29 51 12 2 2 8 17 28 12 1 5 6 12 23 -22 16

Read more about League One

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.