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League Two
Doncaster Rovers
League Two | Gameweek 23
Dec 22, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The Keepmoat Stadium
Bradford City

Doncaster
1 - 3
Bradford

Ironside (7')
Senior (65')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Cook (27', 85'), Smith (43')
Richards (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League Two clash between Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Doncaster Rovers

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Doncaster 0-5 Morecambe
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League Two

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Gillingham 0-2 Bradford
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Bradford City

 While there is not much to split these two sides on quality, Doncaster Rovers continue to struggle to live up to expectations, while Bradford appear to be clicking under Alexander, and we fancy them to continue their winning run in Friday's Yorkshire derby given the hosts' lack of momentum. 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 38.99%. A win for Bradford City had a probability of 35.19% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Bradford City win was 0-1 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.

Result
Doncaster RoversDrawBradford City
38.99% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04) 25.81% (0.0030000000000001 0) 35.19% (0.038999999999994 0.04)
Both teams to score 54.76% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.54% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)49.45% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.51% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)71.49% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Doncaster Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.07% (-0.028000000000006 -0.03)24.92% (0.029 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.44% (-0.041999999999994 -0.04)59.55% (0.040999999999997 0.04)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.93% (0.015000000000001 0.02)27.06% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.56% (0.021000000000001 0.02)62.43% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Doncaster Rovers 38.99%
    Bradford City 35.19%
    Draw 25.8%
Doncaster RoversDrawBradford City
1-0 @ 9.37% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-1 @ 8.51% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 6.51% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.94% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-0 @ 3.02% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.58% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-1 @ 1.37% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 1.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 38.99%
1-1 @ 12.24%
0-0 @ 6.74% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 5.56% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.8%
0-1 @ 8.82% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-2 @ 8% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 5.76% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 2.51% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 2.42% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 1.14% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 35.19%

How you voted: Doncaster vs Bradford

Doncaster Rovers
10.0%
Draw
0.0%
Bradford City
90.0%
10
Head to Head
Feb 25, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 34
Doncaster
0-1
Bradford
Cook (71')
Jul 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 1
Bradford
0-0
Doncaster
Harratt (90+8')
Ravenhill (6'), Tomlin (45+5'), Hurst (82'), Mitchell (89')
Tomlin (45+5')
Sep 8, 2020 7.30pm
Group Stage
Doncaster
0-0
Bradford
 Doncaster win 4-1 on penalties
Shanks (79')
Apr 6, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 41
Bradford
0-1
Doncaster

Caddis (91')
Wilks (73')
Marquis (33'), Rowe (65'), Blair (88')
Sep 22, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 9
Doncaster
2-1
Bradford
Marquis (23', 52')
Whiteman (45'), Mason (47')
Miller (81')
Knight-Percival (32'), Ball (51'), Wood (55'), McGowan (87')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall20134337191843
2Port Vale2110742619737
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2110653124736
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe209832416835
5Chesterfield2197536231334
6AFC Wimbledon20103731171433
7Notts County208752821731
8Grimsby Town21101102833-531
9MK Dons199373326730
10Gillingham209382218430
11Salford City208662219330
12Bradford CityBradford207762422228
13Bromley206952523227
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham217682930-127
15BarrowBarrow207582018226
16Newport CountyNewport207582731-426
17Colchester UnitedColchester2041152322123
18Fleetwood TownFleetwood195862425-123
19Tranmere RoversTranmere205691529-1421
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2163121732-1521
21Swindon TownSwindon2147102635-919
22Accrington StanleyAccrington204792636-1019
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2036111532-1715
24Morecambe2135131938-1914
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