Doncaster Rovers FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Doncaster Rovers FC

2 – 0

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Crewe Alexandra FC

Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Keepmoat Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Tommy Rowe 60' Y

Y 60' Mikael Mandron

Y 83' Chris Long

Overview

Match Preview

Doncaster Rovers FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at Keepmoat Stadium.

Doncaster Rovers FC 7 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Crewe Alexandra FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Doncaster Rovers FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Crewe Alexandra FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-11-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-10-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC

Recent Form

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Crewe Alexandra FC	H	2–0	W
02 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
26 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
19 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	A	0–0	D
12 Mar	Gillingham FC	H	0–1	L
05 Mar	Cheltenham Town FC	A	0–4	L

Crewe Alexandra FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–2	L
05 Apr	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–2	L
02 Apr	Fleetwood Town FC	H	1–3	L
19 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
15 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

Isaac Hutchinson	2 G
Jack Senior	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Doncaster Rovers FC is hosting Crewe Alexandra FC for another epic battle.
5' Mikael Mandron has been relatively quiet despite scoring 41 goals in his last 7 appearances.
10' What composure from Tommy Rowe! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
15' Doncaster Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crewe Alexandra FC backline.
20' Doncaster Rovers FC have won 274 goals from 242 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Kyle Knoyle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' It’s high time Gary McSheffrey made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' Tom Lowery needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
47' Josh Martin doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' A quiet spell here at Keepmoat Stadium. Crewe Alexandra FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
60' Tommy Rowe is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
65' Doncaster Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' The whistle greets Bassala Sambou as he departs to be replaced by Luke Murphy.
71' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Kyle Knoyle by Ollie Younger on 71 minute.
75' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Reo Griffiths by Ademipo Odubeko on 75 minute.
76' Fresh legs for Crewe Alexandra FC! Chris Porter comes on to replace Mikael Mandron.
81' Ethan Galbraith is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Doncaster Rovers FC tonight.
83' Chris Long has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
84' Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ethan Galbraith is hanging Matthew Smith on the field on 84 minute.
89' Ro-Shaun Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' Sean Lawton gets the nod from Crewe Alexandra FC. He replaces Lewis Billington and will look to change the dynamic.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Doncaster Rovers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary McSheffrey

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Artell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Sims	1
Harry Pickering	1
Charlie Kirk	1
Mikael Mandron	1
Joseph Olowu	1
Chris Porter	1
Tommy Rowe	1
Josh Martin	1

Head to Head

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-04-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2022-03-26 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2022-03-19 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2022-03-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Gillingham FC L 2022-03-05 Cheltenham Town FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-04-05 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-04-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–3 Fleetwood Town FC L 2022-03-19 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2022-03-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-03-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.88 Crewe Alexandra FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Doncaster Rovers FC48% Draw29% Crewe Alexandra FC23%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC

52%

Doncaster Rovers FC or Crewe Alexandra FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Doncaster Rovers FC31% Draw52% Crewe Alexandra FC17%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

13.5%

1 – 0

13.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Doncaster Rovers FC

Handicap	Doncaster Rovers FC covers	Push	Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	24%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.