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Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Doncaster Rovers are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Grant McCann takes his team to visit Cardiff City and Brian Barry-Murphy at the Cardiff City Stadium in the League One. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are provided too.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cardiff 55%	-	-
Draw 24%	-	-
Doncaster 21%	-	-
Cardiff 1-0 11%	-	-
Draw 1-1 11%	-	-
Cardiff 2-0 10%	-	-
Cardiff 2-1 10%	-	-
Draw 0-0 7%	-	-
Doncaster 1-0 7%	-	-
Cardiff 3-0 6%	-	-
Cardiff 3-1 6%	-	-
Doncaster 2-1 6%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Doncaster 2-0 3%	-	-
Cardiff 3-2 3%	-	-
Cardiff 4-0 2%	-	-
Cardiff 4-1 2%	-	-
Doncaster 3-1 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 51%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 49%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 55%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 41%	-	-
No 1st Goal 4%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 52%	-	-
BTTS - No 48%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 24%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 17%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 10%	-	-
Home/draw 79%	-	-
Away/draw 45%	-	-
Home/away 76%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 75%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 25%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 29%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 71%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 14%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 86%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Home DNB 71%	-	-
Away DNB 38%	-	-
Cardiff win to nil 31%	-	-
Doncaster win to nil 11%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 7 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Doncaster are in 19th position in the League One on 19 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Doncaster have conceded 23 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Cardiff Doncaster
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Stevenage	15	9	3	3	8	30	Dec 29	Dec 9	Apr 25	d 0-00-0
2	Cardiff	15	9	2	4	10	29	-	-	Feb 28	Dec 13
3	Bradford	16	7	7	2	6	28	l 1-3A	Jan 17	w 3-1F	Jan 31
4	Lincoln	17	8	4	5	4	28	Mar 7	Dec 20	Mar 28	l 2-1A
5	Stockport	16	8	4	4	2	28	Jan 24	d 1-1A	Dec 9	Dec 29
6	Bolton	16	7	6	3	8	27	Apr 11	l 1-0A	Jan 1	Mar 17
7	Luton	17	8	2	7	-1	26	Feb 14	w 0-1F	Jan 4	l 1-0A
8	Huddersfield	16	8	1	7	3	25	Dec 6	Mar 28	Feb 17	l 2-0A
9	AFC Wim	16	8	1	7	-2	25	Feb 17	w 0-1F	l 1-2F	Jan 17
10	Barnsley	14	7	3	4	7	24	Jan 27	-	l 1-2A	Mar 21
11	Wycombe	17	6	5	6	6	23	Mar 17	Jan 1	d 1-1F	Feb 7
12	Rotherham	17	6	5	6	0	23	w 3-0F	Feb 7	w 1-0F	Feb 21
13	Mansfield	16	6	4	6	3	22	Nov 29	May 2	Apr 3	w 1-2A
14	Burton	16	6	4	6	-3	22	l 0-1A	Jan 31	d 1-1F	Jan 10
15	Wigan	16	5	6	5	0	21	Jan 4	w 0-2F	Jan 24	l 3-0A
16	L Orient	17	6	3	8	-4	21	w 4-3F	Jan 10	Jan 27	l 4-0A
17	Northampton	16	6	2	8	-4	20	Apr 25	w 1-3F	l 1-2F	Apr 18
18	Reading	16	4	7	5	-3	19	w 2-1A	Apr 18	Apr 11	d 1-1F
19	Doncaster	17	5	4	8	-8	19	Dec 13	Feb 28	-	-
20	Exeter	16	5	2	9	-1	17	Dec 26	Mar 14	w 1-0F	Apr 6
21	Peterborough	16	5	1	10	-5	16	w 2-1A	Apr 6	Nov 29	May 2
22	Blackpool	17	4	4	9	-8	16	Mar 21	l 3-1A	Mar 14	Dec 26
23	Plymouth	16	5	1	10	-9	16	w 4-0F	Feb 21	Dec 20	Mar 7
24	Port Vale	17	3	5	9	-9	14	Apr 3	d 0-00-0	Feb 14	w 0-1F

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Win / draw / win form

Doncaster have not won in 6 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
Cardiff	0 - 0	West Brom
Cardiff	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
Cardiff	0 - 1	Stoke
Cardiff	1 - 1	Sheff Wed
Cardiff	1 - 2	Luton
Cardiff	1 - 2	Burnley
Cardiff	1 - 0	Hull
Cardiff	1 - 1	Bristol C
Cardiff	2 - 1	Derby
Cardiff	3 - 0	Swansea
Cardiff	1 - 1	Watford
Cardiff	1 - 1	Coventry
Cardiff	0 - 2	Sheff Utd

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Cardiff	3 - 1	Northampton
A	Cardiff	1 - 3	Blackpool
A	Cardiff	0 - 1	Bolton
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Reading
H	Cardiff	4 - 3	L Orient
H	Cardiff	0 - 1	Burton
A	Cardiff	2 - 0	Wigan
H	Cardiff	1 - 3	Bradford
A	Cardiff	1 - 1	Stockport
H	Cardiff	4 - 0	Plymouth
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	Luton
A	Cardiff	1 - 0	AFC Wim
H	Cardiff	3 - 0	Rotherham
A	Cardiff	0 - 0	Port Vale
H	Cardiff	2 - 1	Peterborough
A	Cardiff	2 - 4	Norwich
H	Cardiff	0 - 0	West Brom
H	Cardiff	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
A	Cardiff	0 - 2	Sheff Utd
H	Cardiff	0 - 1	Stoke

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage	0 - 0	Doncaster
Lincoln	2 - 1	Doncaster
Reading	1 - 1	Doncaster
L Orient	4 - 0	Doncaster
Luton	1 - 0	Doncaster
Wigan	3 - 0	Doncaster
Port Vale	0 - 1	Doncaster
Huddersfield	2 - 0	Doncaster
Mansfield	1 - 2	Doncaster
Notts C	1 - 2	Doncaster
Tranmere	0 - 3	Doncaster
Salford	1 - 1	Doncaster
Cheltenham	0 - 2	Doncaster
Crewe	1 - 1	Doncaster
Bromley	1 - 0	Doncaster
Accrington	1 - 2	Doncaster
Morecambe	0 - 1	Doncaster
Chesterfield	5 - 2	Doncaster
Barrow	1 - 3	Doncaster
Gillingham	0 - 1	Doncaster

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Doncaster	0 - 0	Stevenage
A	Doncaster	1 - 2	Lincoln
H	Doncaster	1 - 2	Barnsley
A	Doncaster	1 - 1	Reading
H	Doncaster	1 - 2	Northampton
A	Doncaster	0 - 4	L Orient
H	Doncaster	1 - 1	Burton
A	Doncaster	0 - 1	Luton
H	Doncaster	1 - 2	AFC Wim
A	Doncaster	0 - 3	Wigan
H	Doncaster	3 - 1	Bradford
H	Doncaster	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Doncaster	1 - 0	Port Vale
A	Doncaster	0 - 2	Huddersfield
H	Doncaster	1 - 1	Wycombe
A	Doncaster	2 - 1	Mansfield
H	Doncaster	1 - 0	Exeter
A	Doncaster	2 - 1	Notts C
H	Doncaster	2 - 1	Bradford
H	Doncaster	3 - 0	Colchester

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Cardiff

Doncaster

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 4

1 / 4

Clean sheets

3 / 4

0 / 4

CAR

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff		2 - 0
Cardiff		4 - 0
Cardiff		2 - 1
Cardiff		3 - 0

Doncaster

Cardiff

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

2 / 4

Clean sheets

2 / 4

1 / 4

CAR

DON

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	1 - 3	Cardiff
Doncaster	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Doncaster Rovers of late. It has been 10 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Cardiff City.

	Cardiff 2nd	Doncaster 19th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 18% 1 31% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 82% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals	0 37% 1 37% 2 18% 3 4+ There is a 74% probability of Doncaster scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-6 Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-6 Doncaster’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.5 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

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CAR

DON

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Games scored	0		0
Failed to score	0		0
Scored first	0		0
Goals scored	0		0
Avg. goals scored	0		0
Avg. shots per game	0		0
Avg. shots per goal	0		0
Conversion rate for	0		0
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

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CAR

DON

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Games conceded	0		0
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	0		0
Goals conceded	0		0
Avg. goals conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/goal conceded	0		0
Conversion rate against	0%		0%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		0%

Cardiff v Doncaster League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	6	5	3
R Colwill	Y Salech	R. Kpakio	J Bagan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bagan DEF	15			3 -
R Colwill MID	15	3	3	3 -
Y Salech FWD	15	6	1	2 -
N Trott GLK	14			1 -
R. Kpakio DEF	14	1	5	3 -
J Colwill MID	14	1		3 -
C Robinson FWD	14	3		-
I Davies FWD	14	2		-
W Fish DEF	13			1 -
D Turnbull MID	13		3	-
C. Ashford MID	13	1	1	-
R Wintle MID	13	1	2	1 -
D. Lawlor DEF	12	1		2 -
C Willock FWD	12	3	3	2 -
C Chambers DEF	9			2 -
P Ng DEF	8	1		2 -
O Kellyman MID	7	1		-
G Osho DEF	5			1 -
O Tanner FWD	4		1	1 -
A Robertson MID	3			-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	3			-
M. Turner GLK	1			-
D. Mafico MID	1			1 -
E King MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	16	5	5
Y Salech	R Colwill	R. Kpakio	J Bagan

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Y Salech FWD	6	15	1	3
R Colwill MID	3	16	3	5
C Robinson FWD	3	6		1
C Willock FWD	3	6	3	3
I Davies FWD	2	2		1
R. Kpakio DEF	1	4	5	2
J Colwill MID	1	3
C. Ashford MID	1	4	1	2
R Wintle MID	1	3	2
D. Lawlor DEF	1	1		1
P Ng DEF	1	3		1
O Kellyman MID	1	2		1
J Bagan DEF				5
W Fish DEF				1
D Turnbull MID		2	3	2
C Chambers DEF		1		1
O Tanner FWD		2	1	3
A Robertson MID		1
T. Nyakuhwa FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
833	28	76
J Bagan	J Bagan	Y Salech

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Bagan DEF	833	28	65
W Fish DEF	707	9	47
D. Lawlor DEF	659	11	41
R Wintle MID	644	10	43
R Colwill MID	596	18	72
R. Kpakio DEF	515	21	61
N Trott GLK	491		6
D Turnbull MID	410	10	20
C Chambers DEF	350	6	25
J Colwill MID	290	13	55
P Ng DEF	280	8	26
C Willock FWD	248	15	38
C. Ashford MID	225	8	28
G Osho DEF	185	6	20
Y Salech FWD	174	4	76
O Kellyman MID	104	7	24
C Robinson FWD	100	2	9
A Robertson MID	99	4	14
I Davies FWD	95	9	24
O Tanner FWD	92	4	14
M. Turner GLK	33
T. Nyakuhwa FWD	28	4	7
D. Mafico MID	20		1
E King MID			1

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	5	3	4
O Bailey	O Bailey	L Molyneux	G Broadbent

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Gibson MID	17	1	2	-
O Bailey MID	17	5	1	1 -
G Middleton FWD	17		1	3 -
P McCarthy FWD	17	3	1	2 -
C O'Riordan DEF	16			2 -
G Broadbent MID	16			4 -
L Molyneux FWD	16	3	3	3 -
T Lo-Tutala GLK	14			1 -
J Maxwell DEF	13		2	1 -
M Pearson DEF	12	1		-
J Senior DEF	11			2 -
R Gotts MID	11			-
B Hanlan FWD	11	1		1 -
J McGrath DEF	10			2 -
H Clifton MID	10			-
T Nixon DEF	8			1 -
B Close MID	8	1		-
S Grehan DEF	7			-
T Olusanya FWD	7			-
J Sterry DEF	5			-
C. Crew MID	5			1 -
I Lawlor GLK	3			-
J Sbarra MID	3			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	10	3	7
O Bailey	L Molyneux	L Molyneux	L Molyneux

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
O Bailey MID	5	9	1	4
P McCarthy FWD	3	8	1	1
L Molyneux FWD	3	10	3	7
J Gibson MID	1	3	2	3
M Pearson DEF	1	1
B Hanlan FWD	1	2		1
B Close MID	1	1		1
G Middleton FWD		6	1	3
C O'Riordan DEF		1
G Broadbent MID		2
J Maxwell DEF			2	3
J Senior DEF		1
R Gotts MID		1
H Clifton MID		3
T Nixon DEF		2		3
S Grehan DEF		1
T Olusanya FWD		1
J Sterry DEF		1
J Sbarra MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
735	31	126
C O'Riordan	J Maxwell	O Bailey

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
C O'Riordan DEF	735	25	92
G Broadbent MID	655	29	52
O Bailey MID	626	29	126
M Pearson DEF	484	11	88
J Maxwell DEF	471	31	78
T Lo-Tutala GLK	467	1	3
J McGrath DEF	394	9	44
L Molyneux FWD	390	10	73
T Nixon DEF	254	20	46
J Senior DEF	241	5	21
J Gibson MID	234	15	48
B Close MID	218	8	16
G Middleton FWD	218	7	31
H Clifton MID	218	12	39
P McCarthy FWD	210	6	55
S Grehan DEF	195	15	25
J Sterry DEF	189	6	20
R Gotts MID	145	10	22
C. Crew MID	115	9	16
I Lawlor GLK	81		1
B Hanlan FWD	59	3	28
J Sbarra MID	49	1	2
T Olusanya FWD	33	1	8