League One preview: Can Doncaster Rovers edge out victory against Wycombe Wanderers?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium (15231 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Doncaster Rovers have their presumed home advantage while Wycombe Wanderers are ahead 11 points in the League One table.

Doncaster Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers 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.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for Doncaster Rovers are 9-5-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Doncaster Rovers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Shrewsbury Town. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gillingham (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Doncaster Rovers handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and zero defeats.

Doncaster Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Keepmoat Stadium with 27 goals in 18 league matches. Doncaster Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Wycombe Wanderers have produced an overall stat of 4-5-6 so far.

Adebayo Akinfenwa, Joe Jacobson and Anthony Stewart scored in Wycombe Wanderers's previous match, the home game against Tranmere Rovers that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bolton Wanderers at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Wycombe Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and seven defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wycombe Wanderers as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Wycombe Wanderers in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wycombe Wanderers - Doncaster Rovers 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Doncaster Rovers one win, two draws and Wycombe Wanderers three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Doncaster RoversK. Sadlier
K. Sadlier
10 goals
Wycombe Wanderers
J. Jacobson
9 goals
Wycombe Wanderers
A. Akinfenwa
9 goals

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Doncaster Rovers Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 18 6 Played P 5 15 33
13 9 3 Won W 0 4 17
9 5 0 Drew D 3 5 8
10 4 3 Lost L 2 6 8
47 27 9 Scored S 1 10 44
32 18 8 Conceded C 4 17 37
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 80% 91%
78% 83% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 70%
47% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 36%
12% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 27%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
56% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 13% 39%
28% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 47% 39%
22% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 60% 30%
 
5.3 5.9 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.5 4.7
5 4.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.8 4.9
1.6 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
464 272 102 Total Shots T S 48 150 422
147 90 30 Shots on Target S O 14 47 132
32% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 21% 33%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
  • Doncaster Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wycombe Wanderers have scored away.
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the most matches under the total-line (21)

  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 33 18 7 8 59 34 16 8 4 4 30 15 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 61
2 Coventry City 32 16 13 3 46 30 16 10 5 1 21 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 61
3 Wycombe Wanderers 33 17 8 8 44 37 18 13 3 2 34 20 15 4 5 6 10 17 7 59
4 Sunderland 33 16 10 7 46 27 18 10 7 1 33 11 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 58
5 Portsmouth 32 16 8 8 48 32 16 11 5 0 31 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 16 56
6 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
7 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
8 Oxford United 33 15 9 9 56 34 16 10 3 3 31 12 17 5 6 6 25 22 22 54
9 Ipswich Town 33 14 10 9 45 32 15 6 5 4 23 16 18 8 5 5 22 16 13 52
10 Gillingham 33 12 14 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 17 3 11 3 13 15 9 50
11 Doncaster Rovers 32 13 9 10 47 32 18 9 5 4 27 18 14 4 4 6 20 14 15 48
12 Burton Albion 32 12 10 10 45 44 15 6 6 3 16 11 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 46
13 Bristol Rovers 32 11 9 12 35 45 16 6 6 4 21 18 16 5 3 8 14 27 -10 42
14 Blackpool 32 10 11 11 41 40 15 8 2 5 24 20 17 2 9 6 17 20 1 41
15 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
16 Accrington Stanley 33 10 9 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 17 3 7 7 14 26 -5 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 9 11 12 28 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 38
18 Milton Keynes Dons 33 10 6 17 35 45 17 9 1 7 20 20 16 1 5 10 15 25 -10 36
19 Rochdale 32 9 6 17 36 53 15 4 4 7 16 21 17 5 2 10 20 32 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 37 51 17 5 8 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 31
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 33 3 7 23 35 82 16 1 4 11 15 41 17 2 3 12 20 41 -47 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 31 5 8 18 25 64 16 4 7 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 11

Table
  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 33 18 7 8 59 34 16 8 4 4 30 15 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 61
2 Coventry City 32 16 13 3 46 30 16 10 5 1 21 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 16 61
3 Wycombe Wanderers 33 17 8 8 44 37 18 13 3 2 34 20 15 4 5 6 10 17 7 59
4 Sunderland 33 16 10 7 46 27 18 10 7 1 33 11 15 6 3 6 13 16 19 58
5 Portsmouth 32 16 8 8 48 32 16 11 5 0 31 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 16 56
6 Peterborough United 33 16 7 10 65 39 16 11 3 2 39 13 17 5 4 8 26 26 26 55
7 Fleetwood Town 32 15 10 7 48 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 15 5 4 6 23 23 12 55
8 Oxford United 33 15 9 9 56 34 16 10 3 3 31 12 17 5 6 6 25 22 22 54
9 Ipswich Town 33 14 10 9 45 32 15 6 5 4 23 16 18 8 5 5 22 16 13 52
10 Gillingham 33 12 14 7 39 30 16 9 3 4 26 15 17 3 11 3 13 15 9 50
11 Doncaster Rovers 32 13 9 10 47 32 18 9 5 4 27 18 14 4 4 6 20 14 15 48
12 Burton Albion 32 12 10 10 45 44 15 6 6 3 16 11 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 46
13 Bristol Rovers 32 11 9 12 35 45 16 6 6 4 21 18 16 5 3 8 14 27 -10 42
14 Blackpool 32 10 11 11 41 40 15 8 2 5 24 20 17 2 9 6 17 20 1 41
15 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
16 Accrington Stanley 33 10 9 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 17 3 7 7 14 26 -5 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 9 11 12 28 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 16 3 6 7 9 18 -11 38
18 Milton Keynes Dons 33 10 6 17 35 45 17 9 1 7 20 20 16 1 5 10 15 25 -10 36
19 Rochdale 32 9 6 17 36 53 15 4 4 7 16 21 17 5 2 10 20 32 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 37 51 17 5 8 4 18 18 16 2 2 12 19 33 -14 31
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 33 3 7 23 35 82 16 1 4 11 15 41 17 2 3 12 20 41 -47 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 31 5 8 18 25 64 16 4 7 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 11

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.