The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Doncaster Rovers are in the 8th position while the guesting Bolton Wanderers worry at 23rd.
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
Overall League One stats at home this season for Doncaster Rovers are 8-5-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The spoils were shared in Doncaster Rovers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rochdale (placed 18th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Tranmere Rovers.
The manager D. Moore will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gillingham in only four days.
Doncaster Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 17 games. Doncaster Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bolton Wanderers so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-10 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on K. Hill, the Bolton Wanderers manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Bolton Wanderers, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Coventry City (placed 4th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Tranmere Rovers.
Late heartbreak for Bolton Wanderers in the Coventry City match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
After this away game Bolton Wanderers return home for a League One game against Wycombe Wanderers. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Goals are few and far between in Bolton Wanderers's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. There are big problems for the Bolton Wanderers defense as they have conceded 36 goals in 12 away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Doncaster Rovers victories, zero draws and three Bolton Wanderers wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Sadlier 10 goals |   D. Murphy 8 goals |  J. Taylor 6 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 44 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 36 | 57 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 79% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 70% |
| 45% | 41% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 14% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 37% |
| 7% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 42% | 30% |
| 55% | 65% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 44% |
| 31% | 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 26% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 44% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 422 | 255 | 68 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 96 | 271 |
| 131 | 82 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 30 | 83 |
| 34% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 20% | 28% |
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest points (4) away
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals (23)
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- Bolton Wanderers has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- Bolton Wanderers has the the worst goal difference (-30) away
- Bolton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Doncaster Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bolton Wanderers have scored away.
- Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 44 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -13 | 33 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -39 | 16 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | -34 | 11 |