League Two statistics and guide: Salford City small favoured to subdue Doncaster Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

The table shows that 6 points divide the pair of duelists in this League Two game. Salford City have both the points- and home stadium advantage.

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

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Salford City form and stats

8-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Salford City so far this season.

Salford City faced defeat in their previous match, away at Crewe Alexandra (3-4). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in three league games. 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? The versatile forward Hendry bested all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Hendry scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Newport County.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Salford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Betting people might want to know that 9 of the most recent 11 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.

Salford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Doncaster Rovers have produced an overall stat of 5-4-8 so far.

Doncaster Rovers had fun at their own home (The Peninsula Stadium) last time out, beating AFC Wimbledon 2-1. Biggins and Miller scored. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone four league games without winning. Midfielder Close was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Close served one assist, hit four key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 74 total).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Harrogate Town.

Doncaster Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's latest 11 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Doncaster Rovers as they have only managed to score 14 times from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Doncaster Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head encounter ended Doncaster Rovers - Salford 2-1, earlier this season. One of the profiles has been Hurst with 2 goals scored against Salford City in these 1 matches.

Top Goalscorers

Doncaster RoversG. Miller
G. Miller
10 goals
SalfordC. McAleny
C. McAleny
9 goals
Salford CityM. Smith
M. Smith
8 goals

Salford City missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 7 Played P 6 17 35
16 8 2 Won W 1 5 15
8 5 3 Drew D 2 4 5
12 5 2 Lost L 3 8 15
54 23 6 Scored S 2 14 38
41 18 5 Conceded C 8 25 46
94% 94% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 94%
69% 72% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 71% 69%
44% 39% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 46%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 17%
19% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 9%
53% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 17% 35% 43%
31% 33% 43% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 23%
22% 22% 29% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 40%
 
4.5 4.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.5 4.5
4.8 4.7 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.2 4.4
1.6 1.6 2.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.6 12.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.6 10.2
4.1 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.3 3
37% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 36% 37%
 
12.7 11.5 13.1 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.5 11.6
3.4 3.1 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two

  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 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

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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 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

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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.