Game preview: Home fans have high hopes when Stockport County welcome Doncaster Rovers

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edgeley Park (10832 seats)

Stockport County have outdone Doncaster Rovers so far this season, but every fixture opens at 0-0. Here's all the info you need before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Stockport County is in the best form (5-0-1) in League Two
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two

Stockport County 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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Stockport County form and stats

Stockport County have collected 31 points from their League Two home games so far after 9-4-3. It’s been three wins in a row for Stockport County here at Edgeley Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for Stockport in their previous match, an away game at Barrow that ended in defeat 0-1. Up until that fixture this team had gone six consecutive league matches without a defeat. Hussey, defender, was given a rating of 7.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Hussey hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 4 of 8 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Rochdale and winning 2-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Gillingham in only three days. This game is also played here at Edgeley Park.

A decent goal production from Stockport County in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. Stockport County have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L8 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Doncaster are looking to quickly end their 252 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.

Home advantage was not enough for Doncaster Rovers in their previous game as they lost hosting Bradford City, 0-1. Nelson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.33. Nelson hit one key pass and won 7 of 14 duels.

Prior to that match, the Doncaster Rovers manager Schofield faced defeat when travelling to Sutton United and losing 0-2.

Take note: 11 of the last 14 league fixtures featuring this club have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

A new game in only three days for Doncaster Rovers, the League Two home match versus Harrogate Town. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Doncaster as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. Doncaster Rovers's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head meeting ended Doncaster Rovers - Stockport 2-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Stockport CountyK. Wootton
K. Wootton
11 goals
Stockport CountyW. Collar
W. Collar
9 goals
Stockport CountyP. Madden
P. Madden
9 goals

Stockport County missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Stockport County Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 7 Played P 5 16 32
16 9 3 Won W 1 5 14
6 4 2 Drew D 1 3 4
11 3 2 Lost L 3 8 14
48 24 12 Scored S 2 14 36
31 13 10 Conceded C 8 25 43
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
73% 75% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 75% 69%
45% 38% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 47%
18% 19% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 19%
12% 12% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 9%
48% 44% 71% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 44%
42% 56% 29% Clean Sheets C S 40% 25% 22%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 38%
 
5.2 5.4 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.8 4.5
3.9 3.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.4
1.1 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.4
5 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.6 14.1 13.9 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 9.8 10.2
4.1 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 2.3 3.1
35% 33% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 38% 37%
 
9.5 7.8 9.1 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 13.6 11.4
2.5 2.6 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.1 3.5
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
  • Stockport County is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 34 21 8 5 45 21 17 13 3 1 24 5 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 71
2 Carlisle United 33 16 10 7 54 34 17 9 5 3 26 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 20 58
3 Stevenage 31 16 9 6 43 26 16 12 1 3 29 10 15 4 8 3 14 16 17 57
4 Northampton Town 32 15 10 7 45 31 16 7 5 4 21 15 16 8 5 3 24 16 14 55
5 Stockport County 33 16 6 11 48 31 16 9 4 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 54
6 Salford City 33 15 7 11 47 35 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 8 2 6 27 18 12 52
7 Mansfield Town 32 15 7 10 51 42 16 7 5 4 29 25 16 8 2 6 22 17 9 52
8 Bradford City 31 14 9 8 38 29 16 6 6 4 20 15 15 8 3 4 18 14 9 51
9 Sutton United 33 14 8 11 36 38 16 10 3 3 20 13 17 4 5 8 16 25 -2 50
10 Swindon Town 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 7 5 4 25 15 16 6 4 6 18 20 8 48
11 Barrow 33 14 5 14 36 40 16 9 1 6 20 14 17 5 4 8 16 26 -4 47
12 Doncaster Rovers 32 14 4 14 36 43 16 9 1 6 22 18 16 5 3 8 14 25 -7 46
13 Tranmere Rovers 33 12 8 13 33 32 16 7 4 5 20 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 1 44
14 Walsall 31 10 13 8 35 28 15 7 5 3 21 13 16 3 8 5 14 15 7 43
15 AFC Wimbledon 32 10 12 10 33 33 15 6 6 3 17 13 17 4 6 7 16 20 0 42
16 Grimsby Town 30 10 8 12 34 38 15 3 7 5 15 18 15 7 1 7 19 20 -4 38
17 Crewe Alexandra 32 8 14 10 28 39 18 6 6 6 18 20 14 2 8 4 10 19 -11 38
18 Newport County 32 9 10 13 31 36 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 5 6 5 16 15 -5 37
19 Colchester United 34 9 8 17 31 40 17 4 7 6 16 18 17 5 1 11 15 22 -9 35
20 Gillingham 31 8 9 14 21 35 15 6 4 5 11 14 16 2 5 9 10 21 -14 33
21 Harrogate Town 32 7 9 16 37 50 16 4 5 7 21 26 16 3 4 9 16 24 -13 30
22 Hartlepool United 34 6 10 18 36 62 17 3 7 7 19 29 17 3 3 11 17 33 -26 28
23 Crawley Town 30 6 8 16 34 52 15 6 2 7 22 26 15 0 6 9 12 26 -18 26
24 Rochdale 34 5 7 22 27 52 17 2 3 12 13 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -25 22

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.