Doncaster Rovers manager D. Moore looking for three points in Gillingham showdown

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium (15231 seats)

It's game two of the League One season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Doncaster Rovers so far this season.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Gillingham in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. In the game before, an away victory match versus Charlton Athletic with a 3-2 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Doncaster Rovers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Doncaster Rovers has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game.

Last season, Doncaster Rovers's league statistics were 20 wins, 13 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 76 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Doncaster Rovers managed 13-7-3 (win-draw-lost) with 45 goals and 21 conceded.

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Gillingham form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 8 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

Gillingham are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Doncaster Rovers. Preceding that game was the away victory against Blackpool with the score of 3-0.

Gillingham are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

It's early days yet, but Gillingham has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Let's have a look at how Gillingham performed last season in the League One: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 10 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 61 and conceded 72 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 6 and lost 9 with 34/36 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham have met before this season: Doncaster Rovers - Gillingham 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Doncaster Rovers won 2 games, 6 matches ended with a draw and Gillingham has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Gillingham missing players

Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored 0 1 1
1 1 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
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 6 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4 4
4 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 6 6
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Doncaster Rovers Last season Gillingham
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
48 24   Played   23 46
21 13   Won   8 15
13 7   Drew   6 10
14 4   Lost   9 21
80 46   Scored   34 61
62 23   Conceded   36 72
94% 88%   Over 0.5   100% 98%
85% 83%   Over 1.5   91% 83%
58% 67%   Over 2.5   52% 50%
38% 33%   Over 3.5   30% 35%
19% 12%   Over 4.5   17% 15%
54% 50%   BTTS   57% 50%
25% 42%   Clean Sheets   22% 24%
27% 21%   Failed To Score   22% 28%
 
5.6 5.9   Corners For (avg)   4.3 5.4
5.9 5.6   Corners Against (avg)   6.6 5.8
2 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.5 1.6
2 1   Red Cards   1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gillingham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Doncaster Rovers
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
13-07-19 CF Gainsborough Trinity 0 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
20-07-19 CF Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
24-07-19 CF Doncaster Rovers 0 - 2 Huddersfield Town
27-07-19 CF Doncaster Rovers 2 - 2 Hull City
03-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 Gillingham
10-08-19 LO Rochdale 14:00 Doncaster Rovers
13-08-19 CC Grimsby Town 18:45 Doncaster Rovers
17-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 14:00 Fleetwood Town
20-08-19 LO Bolton Wanderers 19:00 Doncaster Rovers
24-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 11:30 Lincoln City
Gillingham
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
21-07-19 CF Gillingham 1 - 2 Millwall
23-07-19 CF Dover Athletic 2 - 2 Gillingham
26-07-19 CF Gillingham 1 - 1 Southend United
29-07-19 CF Welling United 5 - 0 Gillingham
03-08-19 LO Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 Gillingham
10-08-19 LO Gillingham 14:00 Burton Albion
13-08-19 CC Gillingham 18:45 Newport County
17-08-19 LO Bury 14:00 Gillingham
20-08-19 LO Gillingham 18:45 Blackpool
24-08-19 LO Coventry City 14:00 Gillingham

  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 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Fleetwood Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Lincoln City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Rochdale 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
8 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Shrewsbury Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Portsmouth 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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