League Two: Accrington vs Doncaster – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Accrington and Doncaster who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Accrington enjoy home advantage, when visitors Doncaster swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Doncaster are now third in the League Two table after collecting 55 points in 32 rounds, Accrington trail them on 30 points. This leaves them as number 21 in the table after 30 rounds played.

Form: Accrington vs Doncaster

Accrington Form

A draw was the best Accrington could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against AFC Wimbledon, before getting trounced 1-0 against Bradford. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Morecambe ran out 2-0 winners. Accrington just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Wham Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Doncaster Form

Doncaster suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Crystal Palace in a 0-2 defeat. Grimsby also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Doncaster were able to strike back in a 0-1 win against Morecambe. Doncaster managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Accrington and Doncaster

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Accrington and Doncaster. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Accrington vs Doncaster

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Shaun Whalley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Doncaster hope Robert Street can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Accrington claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Doncaster won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Doncaster were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches. Doncaster have not lost to Accrington in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Accrington scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Doncaster scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Accrington have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Accrington managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Accrington, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Doncaster, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Doncaster scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.