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

The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Doncaster Rovers are in League One action on Saturday afternoon, as Grant McCann aims to beat Brian Barry-Murphy and his Cardiff City side at The Keepmoat Stadium. For every League One match preview, KickOff dives into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside odds.

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Doncaster Rovers's next match is v Blackpool at 15:00 on Saturday 14th March
Cardiff City's next match is v Exeter at 15:00 on Saturday 14th March
The last English League One meeting between Doncaster and Cardiff was on Saturday 28th February 2026
English League One
February 28th 2026
Doncaster 0
4 Cardiff
 
26' A. Robertson
46' D. Lawlor
56' C. Ashford
90' C. Robinson
 
DON
CAR
Shots On
1
4
Shots Off
8
5
Corners
3
9
Possession
42%
58%
Fouls
11
4
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
DoncasterCardiff
 
J. Sterry
J. McGrath (B. Close 58')
O. Bailey
L. Molyneux
B. Hanlan (B. Sharp 75')
N. Byrne (G. Broadbent 58')
J. Senior
T. Lo-Tutala
H. Clifton
R. Gotts (E. Lee 64')
G. Middleton (J. Gibson 75')
 (C. Scanlon 74') J. Bagan
N. Trott
G. Osho
(R. Kpakio 74') P. Ng
R. Wintle
(C. Robinson 74') R. Colwill
football iconA. Robertson
J. Colwill
football iconC. Ashford
(C. Willock 80') O. Tanner
(W. Fish 61') football iconD. Lawlor

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Having studied all relevant stats, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we fully expect this fixture to deliver both joy and misery to each set of fans. We predict both Doncaster and Cardiff to find the back of the net during the 90 minutes, but the ultimate winner of the game seems less clear. Bookmaker's odds also point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's our recommendation.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Cardiff coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
33%
19/101/50
Draw
23%
11/41/50
Cardiff
44%
23/201/50
Draw 1-1
11%
6/117/4
Cardiff 2-1
9%
8/14/1
Doncaster 2-1
8%
10/111/1
Cardiff 1-0
7%
9/118/5
Draw 2-2
7%
11/111/1
Doncaster 1-0
6%
11/113/2
Cardiff 2-0
6%
11/113/5
Cardiff 3-1
5%
16/19/1
Doncaster 2-0
5%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/113/2
Doncaster 3-1
4%
20/128/1
Cardiff 3-2
4%
22/170/1
Cardiff 3-0
3%
20/11/7
Doncaster 3-2
3%
25/133/1
Doncaster 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
4/61/4
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
23/2013/5
Home 1st Goal
47%
21/206/5
Away 1st Goal
50%
4/517/20
No 1st Goal
2%
14/113/2
BTTS - Yes
63%
4/717/2
BTTS - No
37%
5/41/20
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/11/50
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3100/1
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/18/1
Home/draw
56%
4/6100/1
Away/draw
67%
2/51/50
Home/away
77%
1/41/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/51/6
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/318/5
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
13/84/1
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
4/91/7
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
4/128/1
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/61/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
9/190/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/161/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/14
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/113/2
Home DNB
49%
6/513/10
Away DNB
60%
8/1311/20
Doncaster win to nil
14%
5/1-
Cardiff win to nil
19%
10/3-
Doncaster / Doncaster
16%
15/470/1
Doncaster / Cardiff
4%
22/190/1
Doncaster / Draw
6%
12/190/1
Draw / Doncaster
11%
6/122/1
Draw / Cardiff
15%
9/220/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/120/1
Cardiff / Doncaster
3%
25/117/2
Cardiff / Cardiff
25%
5/22/5
Cardiff / Draw
6%
12/17/2
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Win / draw / win League One table

Doncaster have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Doncaster have conceded 37 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Doncaster have played 15 games at home, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 1st place on 69 points in the League One league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 21, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 64 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 36 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 16 away games, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3623853577 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
Cardiff3622773073 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
4-3F
-
-
3
Bolton36171361764 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
4
Bradford3619710864 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
5
Stockport3416810456 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
7
Reading36141210654 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
8
Stevenage3515911254 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Wycombe361411111353 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
10
Plymouth3616416352 
l
 
1-5F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
11
AFC Wim3514714-349 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
12
Luton3613914148 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
13
Barnsley3413912048 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
14
Peterborough3514417146 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
15
Mansfield34111112344 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
May 2
16
Exeter3611916-342 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
17
Burton36101016-1240 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
18
Doncaster3511717-2040 
-
-
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-4F
19
L Orient3511618-1239 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
20
Wigan3591115-1438 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
21
Blackpool3610818-1738 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
23
Northampton369819-1735 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
24
Port Vale336918-2027 
-
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
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Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 0Huddersfield
Doncaster3 - 0L Orient
Doncaster3 - 3Wigan
Doncaster1 - 1Bolton
Doncaster1 - 5Plymouth
Doncaster0 - 2Stockport
Doncaster2 - 1Peterborough
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Northampton
Doncaster1 - 1Burton
Doncaster1 - 2AFC Wim
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Doncaster1 - 0Rotherham
Doncaster1 - 1Wycombe
Doncaster1 - 0Exeter
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Doncaster1 - 1AFC Wim
Doncaster2 - 2Walsall
Doncaster3 - 0Carlisle
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster2 - 1Rotherham
HDoncaster1 - 0Huddersfield
ADoncaster0 - 4Wycombe
ADoncaster2 - 1Burton
ADoncaster0 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster3 - 0L Orient
HDoncaster3 - 3Wigan
ADoncaster1 - 0AFC Wim
HDoncaster1 - 1Bolton
ADoncaster2 - 4Stockport
ADoncaster0 - 1Blackpool
HDoncaster1 - 5Plymouth
ADoncaster3 - 4Cardiff
HDoncaster0 - 2Stockport
HDoncaster2 - 1Peterborough
ADoncaster0 - 0Stevenage
ADoncaster1 - 2Lincoln
HDoncaster1 - 2Barnsley
ADoncaster1 - 1Reading
HDoncaster1 - 2Northampton
Cardiff 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
ACardiff1 - 1Wycombe
HCardiff2 - 1Stevenage
HCardiff1 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 2Lincoln
HCardiff4 - 3Doncaster
ACardiff1 - 0Stevenage
HCardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
HCardiff3 - 0Mansfield
ACardiff3 - 1Northampton
ACardiff1 - 3Blackpool
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Cardiff have not lost to Doncaster in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2008
Doncaster
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
DON
1
D
2
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Cardiff
Doncaster2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cardiff since 2009
Cardiff
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
15
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
CAR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff4 - 3
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff4 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 20 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Doncaster Rovers on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Doncaster 18th Cardiff 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
DON
CAR
30%
better
view stats
Games scored23
30
Failed to score9
3
Scored first19
18
Goals scored36
64
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.9
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
19
Avg. XG for1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
DON
CAR
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
21
Clean sheets7
12
Conceded first12
14
Goals conceded51
36
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351178
O BaileyO BaileyL MolyneuxG Broadbent
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK23
2
-
J Sterry DEF211
3
-
N Byrne DEF8
2
-
J McGrath DEF2711
5
-
J Senior DEF26
6
-
R Gotts MID271
7
-
L Molyneux MID3487
6
-
O Bailey MID35113
6
-
H Clifton MID272
3
-
G Middleton MID2812
3
-
B Hanlan FWD265
3
-
Subs
Z Clark GLK6
-
M Pearson DEF211
-
E Lee MID71
-
B Close MID171
1
-
G Broadbent MID302
8
-
J Gibson MID3232
-
P McCarthy FWD3331
5
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
337107
N TrottC WillockO TannerJ Bagan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK33
2
-
P Ng DEF2854
3
-
G Osho DEF14
2
-
D. Lawlor DEF2322
4
-
J Bagan DEF3513
7
-
R Wintle MID3214
3
1
A Robertson MID2442
5
-
O Tanner MID19110
3
-
J Colwill MID
-
R Colwill MID2144
3
-
C. Ashford FWD3242
-
Subs
W Fish DEF301
2
-
C Chambers DEF242
4
-
C. Scanlon DEF4
-
R. Kpakio DEF2916
4
-
D Turnbull MID3124
2
-
C Willock MID3375
3
-
C Robinson FWD3361
1
-