Preview: 27 points are the diference between the sides up until now, Sunderland having done best. Will Doncaster Rovers shorten the gap?
- Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (13) in League One
- Sunderland have scored more than double the goals of Doncaster Rovers.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
Doncaster Rovers, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in League One, have collected 15 points from their League One home games so far after 4-3-3.
A nice win for Doncaster last time playing, versus Shrewsbury Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Olowu scoring for the victors. Defender Olowu got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.11/10. Olowu scored one goal and won 2 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that match, Doncaster lost 1-2 at home to Oxford United.There will be little rest for Doncaster after this match as they are travelling to Cambridge United for a League One game in only three days.
Doncaster Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Doncaster have conceded 10 goals.
Sunderland form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Sunderland play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Arsenal. Sunderland lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one. Pritchard, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.11. Pritchard hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 31 successful passes (of 33 total).
A 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town's stadium before that.After this away game Sunderland return home for a League One game against Sheffield Wednesday. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Sunderland have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Sunderland struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding six meetings): Doncaster Rovers won zero games, two matches ended with a tie and Sunderland have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 11 goals |  N. Broadhead 5 goals |  L. Dajaku 4 goals |
Doncaster Rovers missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Doncaster Rovers | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 36 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 26 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 82% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 73% | 64% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 55% |
| 19% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 9% | 27% |
| 52% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 4.3 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 10.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 13.2 | 14.5 |
| 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 32% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 31% | 37% |
| 12.4 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 14.5 | 13 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Doncaster Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (13) in League One
- Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League One
- Doncaster Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-23) in League One
- Doncaster Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sunderland have scored more than double the goals of Doncaster Rovers.
- Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
