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Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 24th Mar, 19:45 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Doncaster Rovers and Port Vale take on one another at The Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday evening, with both Grant McCann and Darren Moore hoping for success in the League One. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% probability of Doncaster and Port Vale serving up a minimum of a couple of goals in this League One tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.30.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Doncaster are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 0.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
51%
OFF
100%
-
Draw
24%
OFF
100%
-
Port Vale
25%
OFF
100%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Doncaster 1-0
10%
6/1-
Doncaster 2-1
10%
15/2-
Doncaster 2-0
8%
7/1-
Port Vale 1-0
6%
11/1-
Port Vale 2-1
6%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Doncaster 3-1
6%
14/1-
Doncaster 3-0
5%
14/1-
Port Vale 2-0
4%
22/1-
Doncaster 3-2
3%
28/1-
Port Vale 3-1
2%
40/1-
Doncaster 4-1
2%
28/1-
Port Vale 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1/1-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
4/5-
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
44%
8/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
10/11-
BTTS - No
44%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
8/1-
Home/draw
75%
2/11-
Away/draw
49%
10/11-
Home/away
76%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
5/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1-
Home DNB
67%
1/3-
Away DNB
42%
9/4-
Doncaster win to nil
26%
2/1-
Port Vale win to nil
12%
7/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
29%
15/8-
Doncaster / Port Vale
2%
33/1-
Doncaster / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Doncaster
18%
15/4-
Draw / Port Vale
9%
8/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Port Vale / Doncaster
4%
22/1-
Port Vale / Port Vale
11%
13/2-
Port Vale / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Doncaster have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Doncaster have outscored their opponents by 40 goals to 28 goals.

Home League Performance

Doncaster have played 18 games at home winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 27 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 28 points having played 35 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 10 and won 6. Port Vale have conceded 49 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 18 fixtures and have kept 9 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3824953781 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1A
May 2
l
 
1-0A
2
Cardiff3823783276 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
4-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
3
Bolton38171561766 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
4
Bradford3819811665 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Stockport3617811359 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-2F
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
6
Reading38151310758 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Huddersfield38169131057 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-0A
8
Stevenage3716912257 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
9
Wycombe381511121456 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
10
Plymouth3817516456 
l
 
1-5F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
11
Luton3815914354 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
12
Barnsley36131112050 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
-
w
 
0-2F
13
Peterborough3715418549 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
l
 
0-1A
-
14
AFC Wim3714716-649 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
15
Mansfield36111312346 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
16
L Orient3713618-945 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
17
Doncaster3712817-1944 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Mar 24
18
Burton38111017-1143 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
19
Exeter3811918-842 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-2F
20
Wigan37101215-1242 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
21
Blackpool3811819-1741 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-1A
l
 
3-2F
22
Rotherham379919-2036 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
23
Northampton389821-2035 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
24
Port Vale3561019-2128 
Mar 24
w
 
0-1F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Doncaster1 - 0Exeter
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Doncaster3 - 0Colchester
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ADoncaster2 - 4Stockport
ADoncaster0 - 1Blackpool
HDoncaster1 - 5Plymouth
ADoncaster3 - 4Cardiff
HDoncaster0 - 2Stockport
HDoncaster2 - 1Peterborough
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool3 - 2Port Vale
Northampton0 - 1Port Vale
Stevenage2 - 1Port Vale
L Orient0 - 1Port Vale
Mansfield3 - 0Port Vale
Bradford1 - 0Port Vale
Huddersfield5 - 0Port Vale
Luton2 - 2Port Vale
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Wigan1 - 0Port Vale
AFC Wim1 - 1Port Vale
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
AFC Wim0 - 2Port Vale
Carlisle3 - 2Port Vale
Walsall2 - 3Port Vale
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APort Vale2 - 3Blackpool
HPort Vale0 - 0Huddersfield
HPort Vale0 - 2Bradford
HPort Vale1 - 1Luton
APort Vale1 - 0Northampton
HPort Vale1 - 1Reading
APort Vale1 - 2Stevenage
HPort Vale2 - 2Burton
HPort Vale0 - 1AFC Wim
APort Vale1 - 0L Orient
HPort Vale1 - 3Exeter
APort Vale0 - 3Mansfield
HPort Vale5 - 1Blackpool
APort Vale0 - 1Bradford
APort Vale0 - 5Huddersfield
HPort Vale0 - 1Peterborough
APort Vale2 - 2Luton
APort Vale0 - 1Lincoln
HPort Vale0 - 1Plymouth
HPort Vale0 - 0Wycombe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Port Vale have beaten Doncaster in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2005
Doncaster
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
7 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
0 / 7
DON
3
D
1
PTV
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
1 - 2Port Vale
1 - 2Port Vale
1 - 3Port Vale
Doncaster2 - 1
Doncaster1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Doncaster2 - 0
League games at Port Vale since 2004
Port Vale
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
14
9
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
DON
4
PTV
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
0 - 1Doncaster
2 - 3Doncaster
Port Vale3 - 0
Port Vale3 - 0
1 - 3Doncaster
1 - 2Doncaster
Port Vale2 - 0
Port Vale2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Port Vale of late. It has been 6 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Tuesday evening against Doncaster Rovers.

Doncaster 17th Port Vale 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Port Vale will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Port Vale’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
33%
better
DON
PTV
view stats
Games scored26
16
Failed to score10
18
Scored first21
9
Goals scored40
26
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.7
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
11
Conversion rate for13
9
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
DON
PTV
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded29
25
Clean sheets7
9
Conceded first14
20
Goals conceded59
46
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371278
O BaileyO BaileyL MolyneuxG Broadbent
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Bailey MID37123
6
-
L Molyneux FWD3687
6
-
P McCarthy FWD3531
5
-
J Gibson MID3332
-
G Broadbent MID312
8
-
G Middleton FWD3012
3
-
R Gotts MID293
7
-
H Clifton MID292
3
-
J Senior DEF28
6
-
J McGrath DEF2711
5
-
B Hanlan FWD275
3
-
T Lo-Tutala GLK24
2
-
M Pearson DEF231
1
-
J Sterry DEF231
4
-
C O'Riordan DEF19
3
-
J Maxwell DEF192
2
-
B Close MID181
1
-
S Grehan DEF12
-
T Nixon DEF12
1
-
C. Crew MID71
1
-
T Olusanya FWD7
-
I Lawlor GLK6
-
J Sbarra MID3
1
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29637
C HallD ColeJ ShipleyF Ojo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF291
4
-
C Humphreys DEF271
5
-
G Hall MID272
2
-
F Ojo MID24
7
-
J Gauci GLK23
-
K John DEF231
4
-
B Heneghan DEF231
5
-
R Croasdale MID232
3
-
J Shipley MID203
2
-
J Stockley FWD203
2
-
J. Headley DEF191
3
1
D Cole FWD1962
2
-
D Brown FWD1911
1
-
B Waine FWD193
2
-
R Curtis FWD1922
1
-
G Byers MID1811
4
1
L Gordon DEF17
4
-
J Debrah DEF17
1
-
R. Walters MID171
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF161
5
-
B Garrity MID161
1
-
R Paton FWD1313
2
-
M Faal FWD13
1
-
M Clark DEF121
2
-
B Amos GLK7
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
M Johnson MID5
-