League One: Doncaster vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Doncaster and Cardiff who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cardiff go up against Doncaster on Saturday for a League One meeting at Eco-Power Stadium.

Sitting top of the table, Cardiff claimed 69 points after 33 rounds, while Doncaster have amassed 39 points. This ranks the latter as number 18 in the League One before the next round.

Form: Doncaster vs Cardiff

Doncaster Form

Doncaster recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 4-0 against Wycombe. They responded by beating Huddersfield 1-0, and followed that up by winning 1-2 against Rotherham. Doncaster only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.

Cardiff Form

In the last three matches, Cardiff beat Luton 3-1, won 4-1 against AFC Wimbledon, and lost 5-2 against Plymouth. Cardiff claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Doncaster and Cardiff

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Doncaster and Cardiff. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Doncaster vs Cardiff

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Omari Kellyman has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Cardiff bank on him to build on these numbers against Doncaster. The latter relies on Owen Bailey, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Eco-Power Stadium across all tournaments Doncaster won five times, drew two and lost three times. Cardiff claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Cardiff have not lost to Doncaster in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Doncaster scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Cardiff got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Doncaster managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Cardiff performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Doncaster, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Cardiff, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. Cardiff scored at least one goal in their last 20 matches.