Rochdale AFC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Rochdale AFC

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Crown Oil Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Oliver Rathbone 54' Y

Jimmy Keohane 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rochdale AFC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.

Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Rochdale AFC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-01 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-01-19 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC 2020-02-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-08-10 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-01-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 5–0 Rochdale AFC

Recent Form

Rochdale AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	A	3–3	D
24 Apr	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
17 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	H	3–1	W
13 Apr	Swindon Town FC	H	2–1	W

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Rochdale AFC	A	2–1	W
27 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	2–2	D
24 Apr	Fleetwood Town FC	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	A	1–2	L
17 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	Burton Albion FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Rochdale AFC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Rochdale AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Doncaster Rovers FC backline.
10' James Coppinger has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Rochdale AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Doncaster Rovers FC's shape.
20' Taylor Richards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rochdale AFC tonight.
25' Rochdale AFC have won 206 goals from 140 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Against the run of play, Taylor Richards has scored! This game has turned on its head.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
40' Doncaster Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Fejiri Okenabirhie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Doncaster Rovers FC so far.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' That is a Yellow card for Rochdale AFC. Oliver Rathbone will be fuming at that decision.
56' GOAL! Taylor Richards fires home to make it 0-2!
61' 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.
64' It is a substitution in Rochdale AFC team. Matthew Lund is replaced by Stephen Dooley on 64 minute.
65' The supporters are chanting for Stephen Humphrys. He replaces Ryan McLaughlin on 65 minute.
66' Doncaster Rovers FC make a change. Tyreece John-Jules trudges off to be replaced by Omar Bogle on 66 minutes.
67' Doncaster Rovers FC ring the changes. Jason Lokilo has done his job and it is now time for James Coppinger to step up.
72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
78' Time for substitution for Rochdale AFC. Aaron Morley is replaced by Alex Newby.
81' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 81 minute. Fejiri Okenabirhie leaves to be changed by John Bostock.
83' Magnificent from Matt Done! That is 6 goals in 140 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Greaves is hanging Matthew Smith on the field on 88 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Jimmy Keohane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rochdale AFC.

Lineups

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Ryan McLaughlin ↓ Stephen Humphrys 65'
6
Eoghan O'Connell
8
Aaron Morley ↓ Alex Newby 78'
14
Oliver Rathbone
16
Matt Done
21
Matthew Lund ↓ Stephen Dooley 64'
3
Gabriel Osho
13
Jimmy Keohane
12
Jay Lynch
11
Jake Beesley
17
Conor Grant ↓ Kwadwo Baah 64'

Bench

19
Conor Shaughnessy
4
Jim McNulty
7
Stephen Dooley ↑ 64'
9
Stephen Humphrys ↑ 65'
1
Gavin Bazunu
10
Alex Newby ↑ 78'
22
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 64'

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Josh Sims ↑ 67'
7
Omar Bogle ↑ 66'
16
Daniel Amos
26
James Coppinger ↑ 67'
15
John Bostock ↑ 81'
27
Anthony Greaves ↑ 88'
32
Toby King

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
John Marquis	2
Jon Taylor	2
Taylor Richards	2
Alistair Crawford	2
Kieran Sadlier	1
Aaron Morley	1
Andy Butler	1
Oliver Rathbone	1

Head to Head

Rochdale AFC Form

2021-05-01 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-04-27 AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Rochdale AFC D 2021-04-24 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Rochdale AFC D 2021-04-20 Rochdale AFC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-04-17 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-04-13 Rochdale AFC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-05-01 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-04-27 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2021-04-20 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-04-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-04-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–3 Burton Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.23 Rochdale AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Rochdale AFC or Doncaster Rovers FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rochdale AFC33% Draw29% Doncaster Rovers FC38%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Rochdale AFC or Draw

62%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

67%

Rochdale AFC or Doncaster Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rochdale AFC24% Draw48% Doncaster Rovers FC28%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC

Handicap	Rochdale AFC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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