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

The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Michael Skubala takes his Lincoln City troops to The Keepmoat Stadium in the League One on Tuesday evening, with Grant McCann's Doncaster Rovers waiting for them. In this preview you'll find the best odds for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for the two sides. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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Doncaster Rovers's next match is v Peterborough at 15:00 on Saturday 2nd May
Lincoln City's next match is v Port Vale at 15:00 on Saturday 2nd May
The last English League One meeting between Doncaster and Lincoln was on Tuesday 21st April 2026
English League One
April 21st 2026
Doncaster 0
2 Lincoln
 
43' B. House
72' B. House
 
DON
LIN
Shots On
6
Shots Off
2
8
Corners
1
8
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
16
14
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
DoncasterLincoln
 
J. Sterry (T. Nixon 64')
M. Pearson
O. Bailey
H. Clifton (J. Gibson 65')
B. Hanlan
J. Senior
T. Lo-Tutala
S. Grehan
E. Lee (D. Robinson 77')
R. Gotts (G. Broadbent 46')
H. Adelakun (G. Middleton 77')
G. Wickens
T. Darikwa
R. Towler
(T. Bayliss 79') J. Moylan
C. McGrandles
S. Bradley
(D. Elerewe 78') T. Hamer
I. Varfolomeev
(A. Lloyd 84') R. Street
(D. Jeffries 84') football iconfootball iconB. House
(R. Hackett-Fairchild 63') R. One

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Doncaster and Lincoln will score at least two between them during 90 minutes. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 75%. Bookies have it at 1.29.

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 47% chance of Lincoln 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
27%
21/101/50
Draw
25%
11/5750/1
Lincoln
47%
13/101/500
Draw 1-1
12%
5/117/4
Lincoln 1-0
11%
13/221/20
Lincoln 2-1
9%
17/29/1
Lincoln 2-0
8%
10/12/11
Doncaster 1-0
8%
17/211/2
Draw 0-0
7%
8/13/1
Doncaster 2-1
7%
11/120/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/166/1
Lincoln 3-1
5%
18/140/1
Lincoln 3-0
4%
20/16/1
Doncaster 2-0
4%
14/114/1
Lincoln 3-2
3%
28/1200/1
Doncaster 3-1
2%
25/170/1
Doncaster 3-2
2%
33/1250/1
Lincoln 4-1
2%
40/1200/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
21/2017/5
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
3/42/11
Home 1st Goal
44%
6/515/8
Away 1st Goal
52%
5/610/11
No 1st Goal
5%
8/13/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/58/1
BTTS - No
48%
19/201/20
BTTS - Home Win
13%
11/2150/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/355/1
BTTS - Away Win
21%
4/18/1
Home/draw
53%
4/750/1
Away/draw
73%
4/111/300
Home/away
75%
4/111/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/37/10
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
9/421/20
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
5/222/1
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/71/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/180/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/121/200
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1100/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/200
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/142/9
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/13/1
Home DNB
45%
6/523/20
Away DNB
65%
8/1313/20
Doncaster win to nil
14%
9/2-
Lincoln win to nil
26%
3/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
16%
4/112/1
Doncaster / Lincoln
3%
25/133/1
Doncaster / Draw
6%
14/122/1
Draw / Doncaster
11%
6/119/5
Draw / Lincoln
15%
9/29/5
Draw / Draw
16%
4/17/4
Lincoln / Doncaster
3%
28/140/1
Lincoln / Lincoln
22%
11/47/1
Lincoln / Draw
6%
12/122/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Doncaster have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Doncaster have conceded 44 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Doncaster have played 21 games at home, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 26 goals, conceded 29 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 1st place on 94 points in the League One league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 43 games against teams below them in the table, winning 28, drawing 10 and losing 5 games. They have scored 81 goals and kept 17 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 38 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 21 away games, winning 11, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln453010546100 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
-
-
2
Cardiff45271084191 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
4-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
3
Bolton45191881975 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
4
Stockport452111131174 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
5
Bradford45211113674 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
6
Stevenage45201213272 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
7
Luton452011141171 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
2-2F
8
Plymouth45217171170 
l
 
1-5F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-4A
9
Huddersfield45171315664 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
10
Reading45161514563 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
11
Mansfield451517131162 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
12
Wycombe451612171060 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
4-3F
l
 
3-2A
13
Barnsley45151416-359 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
14
Blackpool4516920-1257 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
15
Doncaster4516920-2157 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
16
Wigan45141417-856 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Peterborough4515822-253 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
w
 
5-2A
w
 
0-3F
18
Burton45131418-1053 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
19
AFC Wim4515822-1753 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
20
L Orient4514922-1251 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
21
Exeter45121320-849 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
22
Port Vale45101223-2342 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
May 2
23
Rotherham45101124-2941 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
24
Northampton459828-3435 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 0Reading
Doncaster0 - 2Mansfield
Doncaster1 - 0Port Vale
Doncaster2 - 1Blackpool
Doncaster1 - 1Luton
Doncaster0 - 4Cardiff
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster3 - 1Northampton
HDoncaster1 - 0Reading
ADoncaster0 - 3Exeter
HDoncaster0 - 2Mansfield
HDoncaster1 - 0Port Vale
ADoncaster1 - 0Barnsley
ADoncaster0 - 0Bolton
HDoncaster2 - 1Blackpool
HDoncaster1 - 1Luton
ADoncaster1 - 2Plymouth
HDoncaster0 - 4Cardiff
ADoncaster2 - 1Rotherham
HDoncaster1 - 0Huddersfield
ADoncaster0 - 4Wycombe
ADoncaster2 - 1Burton
ADoncaster0 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster3 - 0L Orient
HDoncaster3 - 3Wigan
ADoncaster1 - 0AFC Wim
HDoncaster1 - 1Bolton
Lincoln 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage2 - 2Lincoln
Reading1 - 2Lincoln
Huddersfield2 - 2Lincoln
Exeter0 - 1Lincoln
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Mansfield0 - 2Lincoln
Plymouth1 - 4Lincoln
Wigan0 - 1Lincoln
Luton2 - 2Lincoln
Barnsley0 - 2Lincoln
Stockport1 - 2Lincoln
Blackpool2 - 2Lincoln
Wycombe3 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham3 - 0Lincoln
Bradford0 - 0Lincoln
L Orient1 - 0Lincoln
Peterborough0 - 3Lincoln
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton1 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
15
Draw
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln2 - 2Stevenage
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln2 - 1Reading
HLincoln1 - 0AFC Wim
HLincoln3 - 0Rotherham
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln3 - 1Stockport
ALincoln1 - 0Exeter
ALincoln2 - 0Cardiff
HLincoln4 - 0Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Mansfield
HLincoln4 - 0Northampton
HLincoln1 - 1Bolton
ALincoln4 - 1Plymouth
ALincoln1 - 0Wigan
HLincoln3 - 0Bradford
HLincoln2 - 1Burton
ALincoln2 - 2Luton
HLincoln5 - 2Peterborough
HLincoln1 - 1Huddersfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Doncaster since 2019
Doncaster
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
3
1
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
DON
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
Draw0 - 0Draw
Doncaster1 - 0
Doncaster2 - 1
League games at Lincoln since 2021
Lincoln
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
DON
2
LIN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Lincoln2 - 1
0 - 1Doncaster
0 - 1Doncaster
Goal Statistics

Lincoln City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 28 consecutive League One outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Doncaster 15th Lincoln 1st
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1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Doncaster have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+28
Lincoln have scored 28% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
DON
LIN
32%
better
view stats
Games scored30
38
Failed to score13
5
Scored first25
31
Goals scored46
81
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.9
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for12
20
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
DON
LIN
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded32
26
Clean sheets11
17
Conceded first16
11
Goals conceded65
38
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4513411
O BaileyO BaileyO BaileyR Gotts
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Lo-Tutala GLK32
4
-
J Sterry DEF311
5
-
M Pearson DEF311
2
-
S Grehan DEF16
1
-
J Senior DEF36
8
-
O Bailey MID45134
6
-
R Gotts MID363
11
-
H Clifton MID362
3
-
E Lee FWD1731
-
B Hanlan FWD3551
4
-
H Adelakun FWD1822
-
Subs
Z Clark GLK7
-
N Byrne DEF14
3
-
T Nixon DEF14
1
-
G Broadbent MID3812
8
-
J Gibson MID4032
-
G Middleton MID3512
4
-
D Robinson MID5
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4511810
G WickensJ MoylanR HackettT Darikwa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK454
5
-
T Darikwa DEF4463
10
-
S Bradley DEF4432
5
1
T Hamer DEF4425
7
-
R Towler DEF3913
9
-
C McGrandles MID4416
8
-
J Moylan MID30115
1
-
I Varfolomeev MID3111
7
-
B House FWD3362
7
-
R Street FWD
-
R One FWD155
1
-
Subs
Z Jeacock GLK
-
D Elerewe DEF9
-
R Hackett MID40118
4
-
T Bayliss MID4032
7
-
E Ring MID11
-
D Jefferies MID2622
4
-
A Lloyd FWD1811
3
-