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Doncaster Rovers v Cheltenham Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Michael John Flynn takes his Cheltenham Town charges to The Keepmoat Stadium in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with Grant McCann's Doncaster Rovers their challengers. Analysing both clubs' last 20 League Two matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Doncaster and Cheltenham's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.25.

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 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.65.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
49%
8/1313/20
Draw
25%
3/13/1
Cheltenham
26%
4/14/1
Draw 1-1
12%
13/26/1
Doncaster 1-0
11%
6/111/2
Doncaster 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Doncaster 2-0
9%
13/26/1
Cheltenham 1-0
8%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
7%
10/19/1
Cheltenham 2-1
6%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Doncaster 3-1
5%
12/110/1
Doncaster 3-0
5%
11/110/1
Cheltenham 2-0
4%
25/118/1
Doncaster 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Cheltenham 3-1
2%
40/128/1
Doncaster 4-1
2%
25/118/1
Doncaster 4-0
2%
22/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
19/2010/11
Home 1st Goal
52%
2/5-
Away 1st Goal
43%
21/10-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
5/617/20
BTTS - No
48%
5/617/20
BTTS - Home Win
22%
13/512/5
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/24/1
BTTS - Away Win
12%
17/215/2
Home/draw
74%
1/61/6
Away/draw
51%
5/45/4
Home/away
75%
2/92/9
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/45/2
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
9/42/1
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/37/20
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/19/2
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/81/8
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/19/1
Home DNB
67%
1/41/4
Away DNB
44%
11/427/10
Doncaster win to nil
27%
13/8-
Cheltenham win to nil
14%
8/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
32%
6/46/4
Doncaster / Cheltenham
2%
40/128/1
Doncaster / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Doncaster
19%
10/316/5
Draw / Cheltenham
8%
10/117/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Cheltenham / Doncaster
4%
20/116/1
Cheltenham / Cheltenham
10%
8/113/2
Cheltenham / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Doncaster have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Both Doncaster and Cheltenham Town have scored 22 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Doncaster have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Cheltenham are in 14th position in the League Two on 21 points having played 17 matches so far this season. Cheltenham are winless in the 8 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Cheltenham have conceded 15 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Cheltenham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale171043834 
Jan 4
w
 
2-3F
Dec 3
Jan 1
2
Walsall169431331 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
3
Crewe17863630 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
Dec 26
Apr 12
4
Doncaster 17854429 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
5
Notts C17773828 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Dec 29
Apr 21
6
MK Dons16835827 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
l
 
3-2F
7
AFC Wim168261126 
Apr 12
Dec 14
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
8
Chesterfield176741025 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 8
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
9
Grimsby17818-725 
Feb 15
w
 
0-3F
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
10
Bradford16655423 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
11
Gillingham16727323 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 20
12
Fleetwood15573522 
Jan 1
Dec 4
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
13
Barrow17647122 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 29
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
14
Cheltenham 17638-321 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
15
Salford16565-321 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
Jan 25
l
 
2-1F
16
Newport17638-721 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
17
Harrogate17638-721 
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
18
Colchester17395-318 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
19
Accrington16466-418 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
w
 
2-1A
Jan 28
20
Bromley16385-217 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
May 3
21
Tranmere16457-1017 
Dec 21
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
22
Carlisle183510-1514 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
w
 
0-1F
23
Swindon17278-813 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
24
Morecambe173410-1213 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 11
Dec 14
Apr 1
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Cheltenham 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Doncaster have beaten Cheltenham in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2007
Doncaster
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
DON
3
CHT
1
League games at Cheltenham since 2006
Cheltenham
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
DON
2
CHT
2
Goal Statistics

Doncaster Rovers's defensive record is very strong, Grant McCann's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive League Two games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Cheltenham Town makes sense in this context.

Doncaster 4th Cheltenham 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Cheltenham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
DON
CHT
12%
better
view stats
Games scored13
15
Failed to score4
2
Scored first9
9
Goals scored22
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for1.6
0.8
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
17%
better
DON
CHT
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded18
25
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%

Doncaster v Cheltenham League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17645
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxJ SterryH Clifton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK17
1
-
J Sterry DEF174
1
-
O Bailey MID1711
3
-
J Ironside FWD172
-
P McCarthy FWD1751
3
-
J Gibson MID1632
-
L Molyneux FWD1664
2
1
J McGrath DEF14
3
1
H Clifton MID1421
4
1
B Fleming DEF13
3
-
J Olowu DEF131
-
P Kelly MID13
1
-
K Hurst FWD1212
2
-
E. Yeboah FWD11
3
-
G Broadbent MID10
-
T Anderson DEF91
1
J Sbarra MID92
-
J Senior DEF6
1
-
J Maxwell DEF6
2
-
B Close MID6
-
R Wood DEF2
-
T Nixon DEF2
-
Z Westbrooke MID2
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16455
S BennettE ArcherE ArcherL Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Archer MID1745
-
L Young  MID1632
1
-
S Bennett MID16
3
-
J Colwill MID1533
2
-
T Pett MID15
1
-
R Bowman FWD1421
1
-
T Bradbury DEF1311
1
-
S Stubbs DEF131
3
-
L Payne DEF121
5
-
G Miller FWD123
1
-
L. Dulson FWD1211
-
J. Thomas FWD122
-
O Evans GLK11
-
M Taylor FWD111
2
-
I Bakare DEF10
1
-
L Kinsella MID101
-
L. Shipley DEF8
2
-
H Sohna MID81
1
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF711
1
-
J Day GLK6
1
-
R Haynes DEF6
2
-
L Laing DEF5
-
M. Norkett FWD51
-
F Willcox MID2
1
-