This could be an interesting match as Doncaster Rovers have their presumed home advantage while Sunderland are ahead 4 points in the League One table.
Doncaster Rovers and Sunderland should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
Doncaster Rovers have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Doncaster Rovers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Wolves U21. In the preceding match a 5-1 victory visiting United of Manchester.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Doncaster Rovers as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Blackpool are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Doncaster are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Doncaster have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Sunderland form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
The manager P. Parkinson was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Stadium of Light. Sunderland suffered a 1-2 loss to Milton Keynes Dons (placed 14th). It was a EFL Trophy defeat before that one as the away game against Fleetwood Town wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. The Sunderland defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Doncaster won zero, Sunderland won three and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 5 goals |  B. Whiteman 3 goals | M. Gomes Ajú 3 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 70% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 20% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 133 | 67 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 67 | 153 |
| 47 | 25 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 34% |
- Doncaster Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Doncaster Rovers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in League One
- Sunderland have not yet lost a game away.
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Hull City | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |