Ace Football previews the League One game between Doncaster and Plymouth who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Both Doncaster and Plymouth need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at Eco-Power Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Doncaster are number 20 in the table on 22 points after 20 matches. Plymouth rank as number 21 with 22 points after 20 matches played.
Form: Doncaster vs Plymouth
Doncaster Form
Doncaster have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-2 victory against Chesterfield. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Stockport County, before handing over another win to Cardiff in a 4-3 defeat. Doncaster just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Eco-Power Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Plymouth Form
In their last three matches, Plymouth lost against Bradford by 0-1, beat Wycombe by 0-1 winning 1-0 against Rotherham. Plymouth managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding seven times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Doncaster and Plymouth
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 Doncaster and Plymouth played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 16 Doncaster home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Doncaster matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Doncaster matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Doncaster home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Doncaster home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Plymouth away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Plymouth have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Plymouth have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Doncaster vs Plymouth
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Brandon Hanlan, who is performing well for Doncaster. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Plymouth.The visitors will be looking to Lorent Tolaj to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Plymouth in recent matches.
Popular markets: Doncaster vs Plymouth
Full-time result
Doncaster won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing four as well. Plymouth won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost five in this run.
Both teams to score
Doncaster scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Plymouth got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Plymouth managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Doncaster have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Plymouth.
Total goals
Doncaster saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Plymouth, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches. Plymouth’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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