Evenly matched teams: Doncaster Rovers vs Tranmere Rovers match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: M-Power Stadium

This is it, this is League Two and this is Doncaster Rovers - Tranmere Rovers. Get our complete guide!

Insights:
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two

This has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

The total League Two results playing at home this season for Doncaster Rovers are 7-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at M-Power Stadium.

Doncaster are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Leyton Orient. Williams, defender, was given a rating of 7.01/10 in that game, top of the team. Williams won 3 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that match, Doncaster Rovers won a home game hosting Carlisle United (2-1).

Doncaster Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at M-Power Stadium with 19 goals in 12 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Tranmere Rovers have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season.

There were no winners in Tranmere Rovers's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Walsall (placed 11th). Bristow was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.24. The defender Bristow hit two key passes and won 1 of 2 duels.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sutton United.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tranmere as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. Tranmere Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Surprisingly enough, the last time Tranmere Rovers kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opponent, five league games ago (Tranmere - Doncaster Rovers 3-0). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Doncaster Rovers wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DoncasterG. Miller
G. Miller
9 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
7 goals
Tranmere RoversJ. Hawkes
J. Hawkes
6 goals

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Doncaster Rovers Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
11 7 2 Won W 2 4 9
4 1 0 Drew D 0 4 8
10 4 2 Lost L 2 5 9
30 19 5 Scored S 4 10 28
35 16 7 Conceded C 3 11 23
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 88%
72% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 69%
56% 58% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 35%
20% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 38%
16% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 42%
36% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 31%
 
4.8 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.8 4.9
4.4 3.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.8 4.8
1.3 0.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.5 11.4 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 10.5 10.5
3 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.3
39% 39% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 25% 32%
 
11.3 8.4 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 11.5 9.8
3.4 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.3 2.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 26 17 6 3 36 13 14 10 3 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 57
2 Stevenage 25 15 7 3 36 18 13 11 1 1 24 6 12 4 6 2 12 12 18 52
3 Northampton Town 26 13 7 6 40 28 13 7 3 3 20 13 13 6 4 3 20 15 12 46
4 Carlisle United 25 11 9 5 39 25 12 6 5 1 17 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 14 42
5 Salford City 25 12 5 8 34 24 13 5 4 4 15 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 10 41
6 Swindon Town 26 11 8 7 33 25 13 6 4 3 19 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 8 41
7 Bradford City 25 11 7 7 31 25 13 5 5 3 17 13 12 6 2 4 14 12 6 40
8 Barrow 26 12 4 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 13 4 3 6 13 19 2 40
9 Mansfield Town 26 11 6 9 36 35 13 5 5 3 21 19 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 39
10 Stockport County 24 11 4 9 35 23 12 6 3 3 17 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 12 37
11 Walsall 24 10 7 7 30 22 12 7 2 3 19 11 12 3 5 4 11 11 8 37
12 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
13 AFC Wimbledon 26 9 9 8 29 28 12 5 4 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 36
14 Sutton United 27 10 6 11 27 35 13 8 2 3 16 12 14 2 4 8 11 23 -8 36
15 Tranmere Rovers 26 9 8 9 28 23 13 5 4 4 18 12 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 35
16 Grimsby Town 24 8 6 10 26 32 12 3 5 4 13 15 12 5 1 6 13 17 -6 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 24 7 9 8 20 28 13 5 4 4 14 13 11 2 5 4 6 15 -8 30
18 Newport County 26 6 8 12 24 30 13 3 3 7 11 16 13 3 5 5 13 14 -6 26
19 Colchester United 26 7 5 14 26 33 12 4 4 4 14 13 14 3 1 10 12 20 -7 26
20 Harrogate Town 25 6 6 13 32 40 13 4 4 5 18 20 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 24
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Rochdale 26 5 5 16 22 39 13 2 2 9 11 20 13 3 3 7 11 19 -17 20
23 Hartlepool United 25 4 7 14 24 47 12 2 5 5 11 21 13 2 2 9 13 26 -23 19
24 Gillingham 24 3 8 13 9 28 12 3 4 5 6 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -19 17

Read more about League Two

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.