League One

League One | Gameweek 31

Feb 5, 2022 at 3pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
1 - 2
Doncaster

Evans (89')
Evans (29')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Griffiths (22'), Rowe (45+2')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Sunderland 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

Sunderland will hope that the removal of Johnson will bring about a fresh start after their thrashing last weekend, and we expect them to bounce back with a victory on Saturday. Both sides will look to rebound from damning defeats, but the Black Cats boast the stronger squad, and, with home advantage, they should cruise past the basement side. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 74.27%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 8.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.46%) and 3-0 (10.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.95%), while for a Doncaster Rovers win it was 0-1 (3.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Doncaster Rovers
74.27%	16.83%	8.9%

Both teams to score 42.24%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.36%

44.64%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.99%

67.01%

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.57%

10.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.99%

34.01%

Doncaster Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

47.16%

52.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

13.45%

86.55%

Score Analysis

Sunderland 74.27%

Doncaster Rovers 8.9%

Draw 16.83%

Sunderland	Draw	Doncaster Rovers
2-0 @ 14.08% 1-0 @ 12.46% 3-0 @ 10.61% 2-1 @ 8.98% 3-1 @ 6.77% 4-0 @ 6% 4-1 @ 3.83% 5-0 @ 2.71% 3-2 @ 2.16% 5-1 @ 1.73% 4-2 @ 1.22% 6-0 @ 1.02% Other @ 2.7% Total : 74.27%	1-1 @ 7.95% 0-0 @ 5.51% 2-2 @ 2.87% Other @ 0.5% Total : 16.83%	0-1 @ 3.52% 1-2 @ 2.54% 0-2 @ 1.12% Other @ 1.73% Total : 8.9%