League One: Peterborough vs Doncaster – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 46 match between Peterborough and Doncaster and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Doncaster go up against Peterborough on Saturday for a League One meeting at Weston Homes Stadium.

Team form: Peterborough vs Doncaster

Peterborough Form

Peterborough have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Burton, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Stockport County, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 0-0 match with Mansfield. Peterborough only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Weston Homes Stadium in the League One. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Doncaster Form

In has been a bit of everything for Doncaster in their previous three matches, as they first beat Northampton by 1-3. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Lincoln City, before an encounter with Stevenage produced a 1-1 draw. Doncaster won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats and facts for Peterborough and Doncaster

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Peterborough and Doncaster played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Peterborough vs Doncaster

It has been a great season for Harry Leonard so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Peterborough hoping he delivers against Doncaster this coming Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Peterborough vs Doncaster

Full-time result

Peterborough won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing three as well. Doncaster won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Doncaster have not lost to Peterborough in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Peterborough only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Doncaster scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Doncaster should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Peterborough only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Doncaster claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Peterborough have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Doncaster.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Peterborough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Doncaster, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.