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Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 21st Apr, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Colchester United pay League Two competitors Doncaster Rovers a visit on Monday afternoon, as Danny Cowley guides his men into an away clash with Grant McCann & co. at The Keepmoat Stadium. This preview has the best odds for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be viewed, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Doncaster are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
45%
3/4
3%
-
Draw
27%
13/5
3%
-
Colchester
28%
10/3
3%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6/1-
Doncaster 1-0
12%
11/2
7%
-
Colchester 1-0
9%
10/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
8/1
10%
-
Doncaster 2-1
9%
15/2-
Doncaster 2-0
8%
7/1-
Colchester 2-1
7%
14/1-
Colchester 2-0
5%
20/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Doncaster 3-1
4%
14/1-
Doncaster 3-0
4%
14/1
15%
-
Colchester 3-1
2%
40/1-
Doncaster 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
-
Colchester 3-0
2%
50/1-
Colchester 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
43/40
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
8/11
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
44%
15/8-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
10/11
4%
-
BTTS - No
52%
4/5
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
10/3
15%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
8/1-
Home/draw
72%
1/5
2%
-
Away/draw
55%
1/1
2%
-
Home/away
73%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/3
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/4
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4
10%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/4
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/1
23%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1
10%
-
Home DNB
64%
1/3
2%
-
Away DNB
47%
9/4
4%
-
Doncaster win to nil
26%
7/4
8%
-
Colchester win to nil
16%
6/1
13%
-
Doncaster / Doncaster
29%
15/8
5%
-
Doncaster / Colchester
2%
40/1
21%
-
Doncaster / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Doncaster
18%
7/2-
Draw / Colchester
9%
8/1
5%
-
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
-
Colchester / Doncaster
4%
22/1-
Colchester / Colchester
11%
13/2-
Colchester / Draw
5%
14/1-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Doncaster have played 43 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 41 games against teams below in the table, having won 20, drawn 12 and lost 9 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Doncaster have outscored their opponents by 66 goals to 51 goals.

Home League Performance

Doncaster have played 21 games at home winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored 33 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Colchester are in 7th position in the League Two on 66 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 9 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Colchester have conceded 19 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Colchester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale43211391876 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
2
Doncaster Home432112101875 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
3
Bradford432111111974 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
4
Walsall432013102173 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-0A
5
AFC Wim431913112370 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
6
Notts C431912121969 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
7
Colchester Away43161891166 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
-
-
8
Grimsby4320617-566 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
9
Chesterfield431712141563 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
10
Salford43161413562 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
11
Crewe43151711562 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
12
Swindon43151513960 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
3-2A
13
Bromley43151414159 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
Fleetwood43141514157 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-4F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Barrow43151117256 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
May 3
d
 
1-1A
16
Cheltenham43141217-954 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
17
Gillingham43121516-751 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport4313921-1948 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
19
MK Dons4313822-1547 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
20
Harrogate43121120-1947 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Accrington43111319-1646 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
22
Tranmere43101419-2544 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
23
Carlisle43101023-2640 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
24
Morecambe4310627-2636 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Doncaster have not lost in 8 consecutive league games
3
Colchester have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Doncaster 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Colchester 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Doncaster have beaten Colchester in 6 consecutive home league meetings
8
Doncaster have not lost to Colchester in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2005
Doncaster
Colchester
Goals: Scored
11
2
Games: Scored
7 / 8
2 / 8
Clean sheets
6 / 8
1 / 8
DON
6
D
2
League games at Colchester since 2004
Colchester
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
8 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
1 / 9
DON
3
D
2
COU
4
Goal Statistics
Doncaster 2nd Colchester 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Colchester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Colchester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Colchester
1.4
1
Attack rating
18%
better
DON
COU
view stats
Games scored36
33
Failed to score7
10
Scored first26
18
Goals scored66
51
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
DON
COU
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded31
23
Clean sheets12
20
Conceded first16
18
Goals conceded48
40
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
42131110
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxL MolyneuxO Bailey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK42
4
-
O Bailey MID4255
10
-
P McCarthy FWD4181
4
1
L Molyneux FWD411311
7
1
J Ironside FWD3941
-
J Gibson MID3857
2
2
J Sterry DEF3734
7
-
H Clifton MID3751
8
1
G Broadbent MID3414
5
-
J McGrath DEF323
6
1
J Olowu DEF3132
1
-
P Kelly MID281
2
1
T Anderson DEF251
2
1
J Sbarra MID2312
1
-
J Maxwell DEF211
4
-
J Senior DEF191
2
1
R Street FWD188
3
-
E. Ennis FWD111
-
C. Crew MID9
2
-
R Wood DEF8
1
-
T Nixon DEF7
-
Z Westbrooke MID3
-
Colchester League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41101016
M MaceyL TaylorJ PayneE Iandolo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Macey GLK41
3
-
M Egbo DEF4011
9
-
J Payne MID40810
3
-
E Iandolo DEF393
14
2
T Flanagan DEF36
8
-
L Taylor FWD36102
8
-
J Gordon FWD363
4
-
A Read MID3512
2
-
O Edwards FWD3473
5
1
H Anderson FWD3131
-
J. McDonnell MID291
13
-
S Tovide FWD2475
4
-
F Kelleher DEF231
1
-
T Bishop MID2311
2
-
O. Thorn FWD224
4
-
R Hunt DEF21
5
-
T Simpson FWD151
4
-
A Scully FWD10
-
K Vincent-Young DEF7
-
J Tucker DEF7
1
-
K. Aboh FWD2
-
F Terry DEF1
-