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

Sat 2nd Aug, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Exeter City, led by manager Gary Caldwell, visit Grant McCann and his Doncaster Rovers side at The Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League One. All of the important stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of Doncaster and Exeter delivering a minimum of 2 goals in this League One tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Doncaster are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
52%
17/2019/20
Draw
24%
12/55/2
Exeter
24%
29/1029/10
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
Doncaster 1-0
10%
13/26/1
Doncaster 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Doncaster 2-0
9%
8/115/2
Exeter 1-0
7%
11/117/2
Exeter 2-1
6%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/115/2
Doncaster 3-1
6%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Doncaster 3-0
5%
14/112/1
Exeter 2-0
4%
20/114/1
Doncaster 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Doncaster 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Exeter 3-1
2%
33/122/1
Doncaster 4-0
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
9/1010/11
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
9/105/6
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/74/6
Away 1st Goal
43%
13/86/4
No 1st Goal
4%
10/115/2
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/44/5
BTTS - No
46%
1/119/20
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3/114/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/27/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
13/211/2
Home/draw
76%
1/41/4
Away/draw
48%
10/115/6
Home/away
76%
3/102/7
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/73/10
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/223/10
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/411/5
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/33/10
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/25/1
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/91/9
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/111/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/40
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/18/1
Home DNB
69%
4/112/5
Away DNB
41%
2/117/10
Doncaster win to nil
28%
12/5-
Exeter win to nil
12%
6/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
27%
2/12/1
Doncaster / Exeter
3%
33/125/1
Doncaster / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Doncaster
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Exeter
10%
15/27/1
Draw / Draw
16%
9/219/5
Exeter / Doncaster
4%
22/118/1
Exeter / Exeter
13%
11/25/1
Exeter / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
AFC Wim000000 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Dec 9
Dec 29
2
Barnsley000000 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Dec 20
Mar 7
3
Blackpool000000 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Aug 9
Apr 3
4
Bolton000000 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 28
Dec 13
5
Bradford000000 
Sep 6
Jan 31
May 2
Nov 29
6
Burton000000 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Nov 22
Apr 25
7
Cardiff000000 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 14
Dec 26
8
Doncaster000000 
-
-
Apr 6
Aug 2
9
Exeter000000 
Aug 2
Apr 6
-
-
10
Huddersfield000000 
Feb 17
Aug 19
Sep 27
Jan 4
11
L Orient000000 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Mar 28
Nov 15
12
Lincoln000000 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Jan 10
Oct 4
13
Luton000000 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Jan 1
Mar 17
14
Mansfield000000 
Apr 3
Aug 9
Aug 16
Feb 7
15
Northampton000000 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Feb 14
Aug 23
16
Peterborough000000 
Nov 29
May 2
Aug 30
Feb 21
17
Plymouth000000 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Oct 25
Apr 11
18
Port Vale000000 
Feb 14
Aug 23
Sep 13
Jan 24
19
Reading000000 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Oct 11
Jan 27
20
Rotherham000000 
Aug 30
Feb 21
Jan 31
Sep 6
21
Stevenage000000 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Jan 17
Sep 20
22
Stockport000000 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Apr 18
Oct 18
23
Wigan000000 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Nov 8
Mar 21
24
Wycombe000000 
Aug 16
Feb 7
Feb 17
Aug 19
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Doncaster have won 4 consecutive league games
11
Doncaster have not lost in 11 consecutive league games
Doncaster
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Doncaster1 - 1AFC Wim
Doncaster2 - 2Walsall
Doncaster3 - 0Carlisle
Doncaster2 - 2Swindon
Doncaster3 - 0Newport
Doncaster1 - 2Grimsby
Doncaster2 - 1MK Dons
Doncaster1 - 0Harrogate
Doncaster1 - 2Port Vale
Doncaster2 - 1Fleetwood
Doncaster3 - 1Tranmere
Doncaster2 - 2Cheltenham
Doncaster1 - 1Salford
Doncaster1 - 1Notts C
Doncaster0 - 1Bromley
Doncaster1 - 1Crewe
Doncaster1 - 0Barrow
Doncaster0 - 3Chesterfield
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster2 - 1Notts C
HDoncaster2 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster3 - 0Colchester
ADoncaster3 - 0Tranmere
ADoncaster1 - 1Salford
HDoncaster1 - 1AFC Wim
ADoncaster2 - 0Cheltenham
HDoncaster2 - 2Walsall
HDoncaster3 - 0Carlisle
ADoncaster1 - 1Crewe
HDoncaster2 - 2Swindon
ADoncaster0 - 1Bromley
HDoncaster3 - 0Newport
ADoncaster2 - 1Accrington
ADoncaster1 - 0Morecambe
HDoncaster1 - 2Grimsby
ADoncaster2 - 5Chesterfield
HDoncaster2 - 1MK Dons
ADoncaster3 - 1Barrow
HDoncaster1 - 0Harrogate
Exeter
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield3 - 0Exeter
Crawley3 - 1Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Lincoln0 - 0Exeter
Rotherham1 - 1Exeter
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Charlton3 - 0Exeter
Cambridge0 - 1Exeter
Stevenage4 - 1Exeter
Peterborough1 - 1Exeter
Birmingham1 - 0Exeter
Wycombe2 - 1Exeter
Burton1 - 2Exeter
Stockport2 - 0Exeter
Wrexham3 - 0Exeter
Huddersfield2 - 0Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
L Orient0 - 1Exeter
Wigan0 - 0Exeter
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter0 - 3Mansfield
HExeter3 - 1Huddersfield
AExeter1 - 3Crawley
HExeter0 - 0Burton
AExeter2 - 1Bristol R
HExeter1 - 1Wigan
HExeter0 - 2Stockport
AExeter2 - 1Barnsley
HExeter0 - 2Wrexham
AExeter0 - 0Lincoln
AExeter1 - 1Rotherham
HExeter2 - 0Mansfield
HExeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
AExeter0 - 0Reading
HExeter1 - 1Northampton
AExeter0 - 3Charlton
AExeter1 - 0Cambridge
AExeter1 - 4Stevenage
HExeter2 - 6L Orient
HExeter1 - 3Blackpool
Goal Statistics

Doncaster Rovers have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 11 consecutive League One outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Exeter City on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Doncaster Rovers's defensive record is very strong, Grant McCann's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Exeter City makes sense in this context.

Doncaster Exeter
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-34
Exeter have scored 34% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
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EXE
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0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
DON
EXE
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK
-
T Sharman-Lowe GLK
-
J Oram GLK
-
I Lawlor GLK
-
J Sterry DEF
-
J Senior DEF
-
J McGrath DEF
-
T Nixon DEF
-
J Maxwell DEF
-
S Grehan DEF
-
C O'Riordan DEF
-
M Pearson DEF
-
R Gotts MID
-
G Middleton MID
-
C. Crew MID
-
P Kelly MID
-
G Broadbent MID
-
S. Straughan Brown MID
-
J Sbarra MID
-
J Gibson MID
-
Z Westbrooke MID
-
H Clifton MID
-
W Flint MID
-
O Bailey MID
-
E. Ennis FWD
-
J Ironside FWD
-
P McCarthy FWD
-
L Molyneux FWD
-
B Hanlan FWD
-
R Street FWD
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK
-
J Yfeko DEF
-
A Hartridge DEF
-
P Sweeney DEF
-
J Fitzwater DEF
-
E Turns DEF
-
J Colwill MID
-
R Trevitt MID
-
E Francis MID
-
J McMillan MID
-
J Aitchison MID
-
I Niskanen MID
-
R Cole MID
-
T. Dean MID
-
J Wareham FWD
-
J Magennis FWD
-
S Cox FWD
-
T. Yogane FWD
-
A Oluwabori FWD
-