Doncaster Rovers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Coventry City.
The visiting Coventry City played their last game only four days ago, a FA Cup match.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Doncaster Rovers have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. Two home wins in a row for Doncaster Rovers bring valid hopes of a third.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Timothy Dieng not having conceded a league goal in 299 minutes.
Happy days for Doncaster Rovers in their previous game, a League One match away at Bristol Rovers (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Doncaster Rovers won a home game hosting Shrewsbury Town (2-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Doncaster Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Doncaster Rovers as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Doncaster Rovers has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Doncaster Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Keepmoat Stadium with 21 goals in 14 league matches. Doncaster Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Coventry City form and stats
The visitors are W2-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Coventry City, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Coventry City are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the FA Cup against Bristol Rovers (placed 12th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coventry City playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Coventry City wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Coventry City's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. Coventry City have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Coventry City - Doncaster Rovers 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Doncaster Rovers won 5, Coventry City won 3 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Godden 9 goals |   K. Sadlier 8 goals |  B. Whiteman 5 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Coventry City missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Coventry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 23 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 83% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 67% |
| 43% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 46% |
| 13% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 55% | 29% |
| 9% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 21% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 58% |
| 30% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 25% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 346 | 213 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 149 | 327 |
| 107 | 69 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 59 | 112 |
| 34% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | 31% |
- Coventry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Coventry City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- 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 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 37 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 33 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -38 | 10 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | -34 | 7 |