Doncaster Rovers vs Sutton United full preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: M-Power Stadium

It's game day two of the League Two season and important points to play for. Check out our detailed preview of Doncaster Rovers-Sutton United!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sutton United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 17-10-16 (win-draw-loss) from 43 matches.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

The season before, Doncaster Rovers's league stats were 10 wins, 8 draws and 28 losses, producing 22nd position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 37 goals and conceded 82. Performing as the home side in the previous season Doncaster Rovers delivered 7-3-13 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 32 conceded.

An away draw last time out for Doncaster, facing Bradford City in a game that ended 0-0. The goalie Mitchell was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.01 out of ten. Mitchell topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Oxford United that finished 1-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Doncaster Rovers as they have a new game in only three days, a Carabao Cup match thankfully also at home. Lincoln City are visiting.

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Sutton United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sutton United performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 22 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 69 and conceded 53 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 31/33 goals scored/conceded.

Sutton United's last game was the home draw against Newport County (1-1). Defender Milsom was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Milsom won 10 of 12 duels.

Prior to that result Sutton won their away game at Harrogate Town. The scoreline was 2-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sutton United manager Gray as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Milton Keynes Dons.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Sutton UnitedO. Bugiel
O. Bugiel
1 goals

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Sutton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Doncaster Rovers Sutton United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
7 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
23 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 17
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Doncaster Rovers Last season Sutton United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
10 7   Won W   8 22
8 3   Drew D   5 10
28 13   Lost L   10 14
37 20   Scored S   31 69
82 32   Conceded C   33 53
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 93%
72% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 72%
48% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 46%
26% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 28%
11% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 20%
39% 39%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
22% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
46% 39%   Failed to Score F T   26% 20%
 
3.8 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 4.8
6 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.7
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.4
2 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
9.1 9.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 12.3
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.1
28% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 37%
 
14.2 13.3   Shots against (avg) S A   14 12.7
5.1 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
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 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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