League One game forecast and stats, news and lineups for the Morecambe vs Doncaster Rovers battle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Morecambe are aching to get the points at their own stadium in the upcoming game against Doncaster Rovers.

Insights:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (46) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (13) in League One

Not much time to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a League One game only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Mazuma Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Doncaster Rovers have had more rest.

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Morecambe form and stats

Overall League One stats playing at home this season for Morecambe are 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Morecambe fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Mazuma Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Crewe Alexandra (placed 22nd). O'Connor was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender O'Connor hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

In the match before that, Morecambe hosted Fleetwood Town and drew the game 0-0.

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 Morecambe have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost zero.

Morecambe has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Doncaster Rovers have only collected 1 point from their away games in the League One, after 0-1-10 (11 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Doncaster Rovers have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Sheffield Wednesday game.

Doncaster's previous game was their home loss versus Sunderland (0-3). Midfield player Smith was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.74/10. Smith hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Shrewsbury Town.

Doncaster are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Doncaster are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 11 away games. Doncaster Rovers have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Doncaster Rovers - Morecambe 1-0. Last three meetings between these sides: Morecambe won zero, Doncaster Rovers triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
13 goals
MorecambeA. Phillips
A. Phillips
5 goals
Doncaster RoversT. Rowe
T. Rowe
3 goals

Morecambe missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Morecambe Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 2 11 22
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 4
5 4 1 Drew D 1 1 4
13 5 3 Lost L 1 10 14
30 15 6 Scored S 1 3 13
46 19 8 Conceded C 2 26 39
96% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
83% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 73%
61% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 45%
48% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 14%
22% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
57% 42% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 36%
17% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
30% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 73% 55%
 
4.5 4.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.2 4.2
6.7 6.4 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.8 6.1
1.6 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.5 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.4 8.8 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13 7.2 8.5
3.3 2.5 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 1.8 2.5
39% 50% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 15% 24%
 
13.7 13.1 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 6 13.1 12.8
4.6 4.1 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 6 5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Doncaster Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Doncaster Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest points (1) away in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (13) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (3) away 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) away in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-26) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Doncaster Rovers have yet to win a game away.
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Morecambe have scored more than double the goals of Doncaster Rovers.
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (46) in League One
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
2 Rotherham United 23 14 5 4 43 16 12 8 2 2 30 12 11 6 3 2 13 4 27 47
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
5 Oxford United 23 12 6 5 39 24 13 8 3 2 26 12 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 42
6 Wycombe Wanderers 23 12 6 5 36 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 12 4 5 3 17 13 9 42
7 Milton Keynes Dons 22 11 5 6 42 29 11 6 2 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 38
8 Sheffield Wednesday 23 9 10 4 30 26 10 5 4 1 15 8 13 4 6 3 15 18 4 37
9 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
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 23 7 7 9 29 42 12 5 3 4 15 20 11 2 4 5 14 22 -13 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 Shrewsbury Town 24 7 5 12 25 29 12 6 3 3 16 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -4 26
17 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 12 3 5 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
20 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
21 Morecambe 23 5 5 13 30 46 12 3 4 5 15 19 11 2 1 8 15 27 -16 20
22 Crewe Alexandra 23 4 6 13 21 39 11 3 3 5 12 18 12 1 3 8 9 21 -18 18
23 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 5 6 11 20 -16 17
24 Doncaster Rovers 22 4 4 14 13 39 11 4 3 4 10 13 11 0 1 10 3 26 -26 16

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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.