League One match prediction: Little separates Doncaster Rovers and Fleetwood Town in quality

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium (15231 seats)

It's early days in the League One and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

It's no vacation for neither Doncaster Rovers nor Fleetwood Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Only two home games for Doncaster Rovers so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Doncaster Rovers's last game was hosting Fleetwood Town and winning 3-2. A Carabao Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Grimsby Town.

At The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Rovers has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 fixtures.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

Fleetwood Town are doing rather OK so far in their away games, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss). Fleetwood Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Fleetwood Town play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Doncaster Rovers. Prior to that match, the Fleetwood Town manager J. Barton faced defeat when travelling to Nottingham Forest and losing 0-1.

Fleetwood Town has the goal stats of 5-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Doncaster Rovers - Fleetwood Town 3-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Doncaster Rovers won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Fleetwood Town has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 4

Top Goalscorers

K. Sadlier
2 goals
P. Madden
2 goals
J. Morris
2 goals

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Fleetwood Town missing players

Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played 0 2 3
1 1 0 Won 0 1 2
2 1 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
5 4 0 Scored 0 5 7
4 3 0 Conceded 0 4 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 33%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
6.7 6 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
3.7 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 4.7
1.3 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Doncaster Rovers Last season Fleetwood Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
48 24 8 Played 8 23 46
21 13 3 Won 1 7 16
13 7 3 Drew 2 4 13
14 4 2 Lost 5 12 17
80 46 19 Scored 8 25 58
62 23 14 Conceded 11 25 52
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 88% 91% 91%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 62% 61% 67%
58% 67% 88% Over 2.5 38% 39% 46%
38% 33% 75% Over 3.5 25% 13% 20%
19% 12% 38% Over 4.5 12% 9% 9%
54% 50% 62% BTTS 38% 30% 46%
25% 42% 25% Clean Sheets 25% 39% 35%
27% 21% 12% Failed To Score 50% 39% 28%
 
5.6 5.9 5.3 Corners For (avg) 6.9 5.5 5.4
5.9 5.6 5.1 Corners Against (avg) 5.9 6.2 6.1
2 1.7 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.1 2.8 2.4
2 1 0 Red Cards 2 6 8
Key stats last season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Doncaster Rovers
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
27-07-19 CF Doncaster Rovers 2 - 2 Hull City
03-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 Gillingham
10-08-19 LO Rochdale 1 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
13-08-19 CC Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
17-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 3 - 2 Fleetwood Town
20-08-19 LO Bolton Wanderers 19:00 Doncaster Rovers
24-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 11:30 Lincoln City
31-08-19 LO Bury 14:00 Doncaster Rovers
03-09-19 EFL Doncaster Rovers 18:45 Lincoln City
07-09-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 11:30 Rotherham United
Fleetwood Town
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
26-07-19 CF Fleetwood Town 1 - 0 Preston North End
03-08-19 LO Peterborough United 1 - 3 Fleetwood Town
10-08-19 LO Fleetwood Town 2 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
13-08-19 CC Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Fleetwood Town
17-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 3 - 2 Fleetwood Town
20-08-19 LO Fleetwood Town 18:45 Wycombe Wanderers
24-08-19 LO Fleetwood Town 14:00 Accrington Stanley
31-08-19 LO Lincoln City 14:00 Fleetwood Town
03-09-19 EFL Accrington Stanley 18:45 Fleetwood Town
07-09-19 LO Fleetwood Town 14:00 Oxford United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 9
2 Blackpool 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
4 Coventry City 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Fleetwood Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 6
7 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 Ipswich Town 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Rochdale 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
11 Oxford United 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
12 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
13 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3
14 Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
15 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
17 Gillingham 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 AFC Wimbledon 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
19 Accrington Stanley 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
20 Peterborough United 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
21 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
22 Bolton Wanderers 3 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 1
24 Southend United 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 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 D P
1 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 23 16 7 0 57 19 23 11 6 6 33 23 48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 23 15 8 0 40 16 23 11 5 7 40 23 41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 23 16 5 2 41 15 23 10 5 8 32 25 33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 23 12 7 4 42 22 23 13 6 4 41 29 32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 23 12 10 1 46 25 23 10 9 4 34 22 33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 23 13 7 3 45 21 23 7 6 10 31 37 18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 23 9 7 7 31 28 23 11 5 7 40 34 9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 23 9 7 7 24 20 23 9 4 10 30 34 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 23 11 5 7 35 23 23 6 7 10 31 34 9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 7 9 7 22 26 -2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 23 9 9 5 33 27 23 7 4 12 25 25 6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 23 11 4 8 34 27 23 4 11 8 24 37 -6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 23 7 4 12 27 36 23 8 6 9 34 36 -11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 23 7 6 10 26 33 23 7 7 9 25 34 -16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 23 6 6 11 24 28 23 7 9 7 23 22 -3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 23 8 4 11 25 37 23 7 5 11 29 50 -33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 23 10 5 8 28 26 23 4 6 13 27 41 -12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 23 8 9 6 25 25 23 4 7 12 26 34 -8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 23 8 2 13 32 34 23 6 6 11 23 34 -13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 23 6 5 12 24 37 23 7 6 10 18 26 -21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 11 22 56 80 23 9 6 8 36 38 23 4 5 14 20 42 -24 50
22 Walsall 46 12 11 23 49 71 23 7 5 11 30 37 23 5 6 12 19 34 -22 47
23 Scunthorpe United 46 12 10 24 53 83 23 6 7 10 31 42 23 6 3 14 22 41 -30 46
24 Bradford City 46 11 8 27 49 77 23 7 4 12 25 31 23 4 4 15 24 46 -28 41

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