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Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
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Port Vale
Salford City
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Doncaster Rovers
League Two | Gameweek 25
Jan 4, 2025 at 3pm UK
The Keepmoat Stadium
Port Vale

Doncaster
1 - 2
Port Vale

Street (84')
Kelly (48')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Croasdale (33'), Tolaj (61')
Croasdale (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Doncaster Rovers and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Doncaster 2-1 Fleetwood
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two
Last Game: Port Vale 0-0 Cheltenham
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Port Vale

Doncaster always seem to find a way, and they are facing a side struggling to develop much continuity of late and lacking confidence in the attacking third. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Doncaster Rovers win with a probability of 49.6%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 24.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.6%) and 2-1 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.33%), while for a Port Vale win it was 0-1 (8.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
Doncaster RoversDrawPort Vale
49.6% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04) 26.13% (0.015000000000001 0.02) 24.27% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 47.8% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.35% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04)55.64% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.2% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)76.8% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Doncaster Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.51% (-0.032000000000011 -0.03)22.49% (0.035 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.96% (-0.050000000000004 -0.05)56.04% (0.051000000000002 0.05)
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.66% (0.0030000000000001 0)38.34%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.9%75.1% (0.0020000000000095 0)
Score Analysis
    Doncaster Rovers 49.6%
    Port Vale 24.27%
    Draw 26.13%
Doncaster RoversDrawPort Vale
1-0 @ 12.86% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 9.6% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-1 @ 9.2% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
3-0 @ 4.78% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 4.58% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.19% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 1.78% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.71% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 49.6%
1-1 @ 12.33% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.62% (0.013 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.41% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 26.13%
0-1 @ 8.27% (0.013 0.01)
1-2 @ 5.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 3.96% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.89% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 1.41%
0-3 @ 1.27% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.56%
Total : 24.27%

How you voted: Doncaster vs Port Vale

Doncaster Rovers
69.0%
Draw
20.7%
Port Vale
10.3%
29
Head to Head
Dec 10, 2024 7pm
Second Round
Doncaster
0-1
Port Vale
Gibson (80')
John (90+5'), John (90+5')
Aug 31, 2024 12.30pm
Gameweek 4
Port Vale
2-3
Doncaster
Croasdale (30'), Chislett (86' pen.)
Molyneux (16', 58'), Sharp (46')
Yeboah (90+6')
Jan 26, 2016 7.45pm
Aug 22, 2015 3pm
Port Vale
3-0
Doncaster
Foley (35'), Ikpeazu (46'), Moore (88')
Leitch-Smith (79')

Butler (28'), Stuckmann (79'), McCullough (92')
Feb 21, 2015 3pm
Port Vale
3-0
Doncaster
Marshall (7'), Veseli (38'), Moore (87')
Neal (45'), Inniss (58')

McCombe (23'), Tyson (58'), Furman (79')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CDoncaster RoversDoncaster4624121073502384
4Walsall4621141175542177
5AFC Wimbledon4620131356352173
6Notts County4620121468491972
7Chesterfield4619131473541970
8Salford City4618151364541069
9Grimsby Town46208186167-668
10Colchester UnitedColchester461619115247567
11Bromley461715146459566
12Swindon TownSwindon461517147163862
13Crewe AlexandraCrewe461517144948162
14Fleetwood TownFleetwood461515166060060
15Cheltenham TownCheltenham461612186070-1060
16BarrowBarrow461514175250259
17Gillingham461416164146-558
18Harrogate TownHarrogate461411214361-1853
19MK Dons461410225266-1452
20Tranmere RoversTranmere461215194565-2051
21Accrington StanleyAccrington461214205369-1650
22Newport CountyNewport461310235276-2449
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle461012244471-2742
RMorecambe46106304072-3236


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