League One match prediction: Little separates Wigan Athletic and Doncaster Rovers in quality

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Wigan Athletic and Doncaster Rovers in this fresh League One season. Read our match preview!

Wigan Athletic and Doncaster Rovers 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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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic's first League One home game here at The DW Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from 23 matches.

Wigan are returning here after visiting Portsmouth in a League One game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Thomas James and Lee Evans scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 6-1 home victory against Liverpool U21.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wigan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost three.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Wigan, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Port Vale is only three days away.

Early season league goal statistics from Wigan Athletic's 1 home game: 2 goals, 3 conceded.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the League One, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.

Doncaster are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the League One against Bristol Rovers (placed 24th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Charlton Athletic with the score of 3-1.

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 seven relevant matches. Results were one Doncaster Rovers win, one draw and five defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Doncaster manager D. Moore as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Oldham Athletic.

3 goals so far away for Doncaster Rovers, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Wigan Athletic victories, two draws and two Doncaster Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

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Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 2 2 Scored S 0 3 8
6 3 3 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
25 7 7 Total Shots T S 0 16 41
5 2 2 Shots on Target S O 0 6 15
80% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 53%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers has the most scored goals (8) in League One
Wigan Athletic Last season Doncaster Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   15 34
15 10   Won W   5 15
14 7   Drew D   4 9
17 6   Lost L   6 10
57 33   Scored S   21 51
56 23   Conceded C   14 33
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 94%
70% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
48% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 47%
24% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 15%
7% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 6%
43% 43%   BTTS BTTS   40% 56%
35% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 29%
30% 22%   Failed to Score F T   33% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.6
6 3   Red cards R C   2 2
 
529 277   Total Shots T S   204 488
178 93   Shots on Target S O   60 153
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Hull City 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 9
3 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 7
4 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Swindon Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
7 Gillingham 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 5
10 Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
13 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 -2 3
17 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
18 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Peterborough United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
20 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
22 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
24 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Hull City 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 9
3 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 7
4 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Swindon Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
7 Gillingham 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 5
10 Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
13 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 -2 3
17 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
18 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Peterborough United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
20 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
22 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
24 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1

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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.