Sunderland AFC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2021-22

Sunderland AFC

1 – 2

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 5 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'

Corry Evans 29' Y

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 7 games · 6 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

Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-05 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-02-13 Sunderland AFC 4–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-11-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-01-24 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-12-29 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Feb	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–6	L
11 Jan	Lincoln City FC	H	1–3	L
04 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
27 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
23 Nov	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–1	D

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Feb	Sunderland AFC	A	2–1	W
01 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	0–5	L
29 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–3	L
08 Jan	Fleetwood Town FC	H	0–1	L
27 Nov	Burton Albion FC	A	0–2	L
23 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Doncaster Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Kyle Knoyle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' 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.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Doncaster Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' Reo Griffiths makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Doncaster Rovers FC are in front.
27' Dennis Cirken needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
29' Poor challenge from Corry Evans. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' Sunderland AFC have won 485 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
47' Brilliant from the ! Tommy Rowe makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 45.
52' 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 Jonathan Mitchell suffering a number of foals already.
57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 61 minute. Carl Winchester leaves to be changed by Jack Clarke.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Doncaster Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Danny Gardner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Martin at the 70 minute mark.
72' Sunderland AFC make a change. Elliot Embleton trudges off to be replaced by Jermain Defoe on 72 minutes.
74' Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Dodoo is hanging Ademipo Odubeko on the field on 74 minute.
79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
80' Doncaster Rovers FC make a change. Reo Griffiths trudges off to be replaced by Kyle Knoyle on 80 minutes.
85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' GOAL! Corry Evans fires home to make it 1-2!
Sunderland AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Doncaster Rovers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Kieran Agard
7
Adam Clayton
1
Louis Jones
20
Joe Dodoo ↑ 74'
23
Danny Gardner ↑ 70'
2
Kyle Knoyle ↑ 80'
16
Aidan Barlow

Coach Gary McSheffrey

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charlie Wyke	5
Chris Maguire	2
Grant Leadbitter	1
Fejiri Okenabirhie	1
Aiden McGeady	1
Lee Burge	1
Corry Evans	1
Tommy Rowe	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-02-05 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2022-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 6–0 Sunderland AFC L 2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC L 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-27 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2022-02-05 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2022-02-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–5 Rotherham United FC L 2022-01-29 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2022-01-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2021-11-27 Burton Albion FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-11-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.41 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Doncaster Rovers FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC41% Draw28% Doncaster Rovers FC31%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

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

Sunderland AFC or Draw

70%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

59%

Sunderland AFC or Doncaster Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC29% Draw48% Doncaster Rovers FC23%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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