Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Northampton Town in 16th and Doncaster Rovers in 10th place.
- Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Northampton Town form and stats
Northampton Town's struggle is real here at PTS ACADEMY STADIUM with only 8 points collected from 8 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4.
The Northampton Town supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Fleetwood Town in League One and win 1-0. 1-1 away at Rochdale before that.
The manager K. Curle will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Exeter City in only three days.
Northampton have scored 5 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Northampton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Doncaster as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the League One match against Hull City (1-2). Prior to that result Doncaster won their away game at Carlisle United in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visiting Doncaster have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Doncaster Rovers in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Northampton won two games, one match ended with a draw and Doncaster Rovers has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  B. Whiteman 4 goals |   H. Smith 3 goals | M. Gomes Ajú 3 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Doncaster Rovers missing players
| Northampton Town | Doncaster Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 47% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 27% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 47% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 13% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 47% | 62% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 43% |
- Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Doncaster Rovers 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 | Hull City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 8 |