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Doncaster Rovers FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Doncaster Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Dylan McGeouch
Y 16' Lee Cattermole
Mallik Wilks 28' Y
Ben Whiteman 28' Y
Y 34' George Honeyman
Y 49' Reece James
Niall Mason 59' Y
Joe Wright 90' Y
Andy Butler 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Doncaster Rovers FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee James Wilson
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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

1
2
4
Doncaster Rovers FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
20 Oct Gillingham FC H 3–3 D
13 Oct Rochdale AFC A 3–2 W
06 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 0–4 L
02 Oct Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L
29 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–2 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–0 W
20 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Bradford City AFC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Peterborough United FC H 2–2 D
29 Sep Coventry City FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Rochdale AFC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Doncaster Rovers FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Dylan McGeouch was booked on 14.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Lee Cattermole on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 21' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' Sunderland AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' Doncaster Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Niall Mason has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 47' Goal! Chris Maguire scores his 33 goal in 365 matches.
  • 49' Reece James catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Niall Mason.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Lee Cattermole is replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 69' Doncaster Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' Jermaine Anderson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matty Blair at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Alfie May is replacing James Coppinger for the Doncaster Rovers FC side.
  • 83' Doncaster Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Aiden McGeady is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lynden Gooch at the 85 minute mark.
  • 89' Paul Taylor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mallik Wilks on 89 minute.
  • 90' Joe Wright is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sunderland AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Wyke 5
Chris Maguire 2
Lynden Gooch 1
Jon Taylor 1
Grant Leadbitter 1
Fejiri Okenabirhie 1
Aiden McGeady 1
Lee Burge 1

Head to Head

2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2018-10-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–3 Gillingham FC D 2018-10-13 Rochdale AFC 2–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2018-10-06 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–4 Fleetwood Town FC L 2018-10-02 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2018-09-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2018-10-23 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-06 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2018-10-02 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Peterborough United FC D 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2018-09-22 Sunderland AFC 4–1 Rochdale AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.88 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Doncaster Rovers FC25% Draw30% Sunderland AFC45%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
75%
Doncaster Rovers FC or Sunderland AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Doncaster Rovers FC17% Draw51% Sunderland AFC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Doncaster Rovers FC

Handicap Doncaster Rovers FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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