Rochdale hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 44 points and a 21st position in the League One table. Visiting Doncaster Rovers holds 13th place with 60 pts.
- Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Rochdale nor Doncaster Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Relegation threatens Rochdale who should definitely be looking for some points here. Doncaster are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale's struggle is real here at Crown Oil Arena with only 21 points collected from 22 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-9-9. Rochdale are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
An away draw last time out for Rochdale, facing AFC Wimbledon in a game that ended 3-3. Preceding that game was the away draw at Crewe Alexandra that finished 1-1.
Opportunity lost for Rochdale in the AFC Wimbledon match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
This is expected to be a close game, with Rochdale perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rochdale as a small favourite), we find eight games. Rochdale has won three of these, drawn three and lost two.
The Rochdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 22 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 40 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Doncaster Rovers form and stats
The visitors are W7-D2-L11 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Peterborough United (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 2-2. A 0-1 loss hosting Fleetwood Town before that.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Peterborough United. Doncaster were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with T. Richards scoring the equalizer. The draw against Peterborough United came from a losing position. The Doncaster manager A. Butler brought on T. Richards as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Doncaster Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Doncaster wins, two draws and eight defeats.
Doncaster has another fixture away, a League One game, against Blackpool in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Doncaster Rovers find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Doncaster have conceded 30 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Doncaster Rovers - Rochdale 1-0, played this season. Rochdale-Doncaster Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rochdale two wins, Doncaster Rovers four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 11 goals |   F. Okenabirhie 10 goals | J. Keohane 9 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Doncaster Rovers missing players
| Rochdale | Doncaster Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 21 | 43 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 57 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 10 | 27 | 60 |
| 76 | 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 8 | 32 | 60 |
| 91% | 86% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 77% | 77% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | 72% |
| 55% | 50% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 67% | 60% |
| 36% | 36% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 33% | 30% |
| 23% | 27% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 16% |
| 55% | 55% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 62% | 60% |
| 18% | 18% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| 36% | 41% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 39% | 34% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 34% |
- Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Hull City | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 41 | 86 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 43 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 82 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 43 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 75 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 73 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 71 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 68 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 67 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 64 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 63 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 67 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 42 | -6 | 63 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -3 | 62 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -1 | 60 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 59 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 27 | -8 | 56 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -5 | 53 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 76 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -24 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -14 | 50 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 70 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -20 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -19 | 44 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 63 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -23 | 44 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 44 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 50 | 84 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 48 | -34 | 40 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -28 | 38 |