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Doncaster Rovers FC vs Southend United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Doncaster Rovers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southend United FC
Tue 28 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Keepmoat Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Mark Milligan

Overview

Match Preview

Doncaster Rovers FC vs Southend United FC — League One at Keepmoat Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Barry Gordon
  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Peter Gooch
  • Referee Oliver Bickle

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

4
Doncaster Rovers FC 4 games · Avg 5.0 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-28 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Southend United FC 2019-10-22 Southend United FC 1–7 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-02-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–0 Southend United FC 2018-08-04 Southend United FC 2–3 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Southend United FC H 3–1 W
24 Jan Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D
18 Jan Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
11 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 2–0 W
07 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W
01 Jan Oxford United FC H 1–0 W
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–3 L
18 Jan Accrington Stanley FC A 2–1 W
11 Jan Tranmere Rovers FC H 0–0 D
01 Jan AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
26 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–2 D
21 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Doncaster Rovers FC and Southend United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Ben Sheaf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Elvis Bwomono suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Goal! Niall Ennis scores his 36 goal in 343 matches.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 38' The Southend United FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Humphrys departs to be replaced by Sam Barratt.
  • 41' Goal! Kieran Sadlier scores his 25 goal in 161 matches.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Doncaster Rovers FC that had 235 games and scored 266 goals.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' GOAL! Kieran Sadlier scores on 55. Assisted by Jon Taylor
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mark Milligan on 59.
  • 64' Southend United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Matty Blair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jon Taylor on 65 minute.
  • 70' What a strike from Harry Phillips! The score is 3-1.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 78' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Niall Ennis by Devante Cole on 78 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Southend United FC. Jason Demetriou is replaced by Brandon Goodship.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Doncaster Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Another three points for Doncaster Rovers FC.

Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieran Sadlier 3
John Marquis 2
Mallik Wilks 2
Kwame Thomas 2
Niall Ennis 1
Tom Hopper 1
Herbie Kane 1
Theo Robinson 1

Head to Head

2020-01-28 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Southend United FC 2019-10-22 Southend United FC 1–7 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-02-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–0 Southend United FC 2018-08-04 Southend United FC 2–3 Doncaster Rovers FC

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2020-01-28 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Southend United FC W 2020-01-24 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2020-01-18 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2020-01-11 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-01-07 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2020-01-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W

Southend United FC Form

2020-01-28 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–1 Southend United FC L 2020-01-18 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Southend United FC W 2020-01-11 Southend United FC 0–0 Tranmere Rovers FC D 2020-01-01 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-12-26 Southend United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.03 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Doncaster Rovers FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Doncaster Rovers FC60% Draw22% Southend United FC18%
Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Southend United FC
40%
Doncaster Rovers FC or Southend United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Doncaster Rovers FC42% Draw42% Southend United FC16%
Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Doncaster Rovers FC

Handicap Doncaster Rovers FC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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