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Notts County v Doncaster Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 15:00 BST, Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Saturday afternoon at the Meadow Lane, and it’s a League Two showdown between Notts County and Doncaster Rovers. Stuart Maynard and Grant McCann going all-out to guide their side to victory. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the stats and graphics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Notts C and Doncaster's current form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome 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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Doncaster coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Notts C
36%
5/4
8%
-
Draw
26%
9/4
2%
-
Doncaster
38%
7/4
2%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Doncaster 1-0
10%
11/1
33%
-
Notts C 1-0
9%
9/1
18%
-
Doncaster 2-1
8%
10/1-
Notts C 2-1
8%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
30%
-
Doncaster 2-0
6%
16/1
31%
-
Notts C 2-0
6%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
8%
-
Doncaster 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
-
Notts C 3-1
3%
16/1
19%
-
Doncaster 3-0
3%
28/1-
Notts C 3-0
3%
22/1-
Doncaster 3-2
2%
25/1
10%
-
Notts C 3-2
2%
22/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
4/6
14%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
23/20
16%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
8/11
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1
30%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/7
9%
-
BTTS - No
46%
5/4
13%
-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
3/1
20%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
4/1
9%
-
Home/draw
62%
4/11
3%
-
Away/draw
64%
8/15-
Home/away
74%
3/10
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/5
7%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
10/3
24%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
13/8
23%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
4/9
11%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
4/1
29%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/6
6%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
9/1
33%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/16
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
30%
-
Home DNB
54%
4/6
3%
-
Away DNB
57%
11/10
5%
-
Notts C win to nil
19%
7/2
4%
-
Doncaster win to nil
20%
5/1
20%
-
Notts C / Notts C
22%
11/4
6%
-
Notts C / Doncaster
3%
25/1
10%
-
Notts C / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Notts C
14%
5/1-
Draw / Doncaster
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
20%
-
Doncaster / Notts C
4%
22/1
12%
-
Doncaster / Doncaster
19%
7/2-
Doncaster / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win League Two table

Notts C have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Notts C have conceded 9 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Notts C have played 22 games at home, winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 30 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Doncaster lay in 1st place on 81 points in the League Two league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 45 games against teams below them in the table, winning 23, drawing 12 and losing 10 games. They have scored 71 goals and kept 13 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Doncaster have conceded 49 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Doncaster have played 22 away games, winning 11, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Notts C
Doncaster
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Doncaster Away452312102281 
May 3
d
 
1-1F
-
-
2
Port Vale45221492080 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
3
Bradford452112121875 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
4
Walsall452014112074 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
5
Notts C Home452012132072 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
May 3
6
AFC Wim451913132070 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Salford451814131068 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
8
Grimsby4520817-568 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
9
Chesterfield451813141867 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-2A
10
Colchester45161811566 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
11
Bromley45161514263 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-4A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
12
Crewe45151713262 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
13
Swindon45151614861 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
14
Fleetwood45151515160 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-4F
15
Cheltenham45161217-760 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-5A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-2F
16
Barrow45151317258 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
17
Gillingham45131616-655 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
18
MK Dons4514922-1451 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
19
Accrington45121419-1550 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
20
Harrogate45131121-1950 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
21
Newport45131022-2149 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
22
Tranmere45111519-2348 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-3F
23
Carlisle45101124-2741 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
24
Morecambe4510629-3136 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Notts C 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Doncaster 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Notts C since 2012
Notts C
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
NOT
2
DON
2
League games at Doncaster since 2013
Doncaster
Notts C
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
NOT
2
D
2
DON
1
Goal Statistics

Doncaster Rovers's defensive record is very strong, Grant McCann's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League Two games. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Notts County makes sense in this context.

Notts C 5th Doncaster 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Notts C will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Notts C have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Doncaster’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Notts C
PG (predicted goals)
Doncaster
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
NOT
DON
10%
better
view stats
Games scored35
38
Failed to score10
7
Scored first23
28
Goals scored67
71
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
7%
better
NOT
DON
view stats
Games conceded29
32
Clean sheets16
13
Conceded first19
16
Goals conceded47
49
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Notts C League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4418611
M PlattA JattaG AbbottM Platt
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Platt DEF442
11
-
J Bedeau DEF433
9
-
M Palmer MID424
8
-
G Abbott MID3956
8
-
A Bass GLK381
2
-
N Tsaroulla MID3822
5
-
A Jatta FWD38184
4
-
D McGoldrick FWD35173
6
-
C Grant MID3143
1
-
L Macarai DEF301
5
-
K Gordon MID293
3
-
J Hinchy MID2411
3
-
S Austin MID2211
2
-
W Jarvis FWD202
1
-
C Whitaker MID194
3
-
J Jones FWD1952
2
-
R McDonald DEF17
4
-
C Edwards MID151
1
-
M Traore FWD122
-
Z Johnson DEF10
-
S Slocombe GLK8
-
L Ness DEF7
-
R Cundy DEF7
1
-
S Robertson MID71
1
-
M. Cisse MID2
-
Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
45161311
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxL MolyneuxO Bailey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK45
4
-
O Bailey MID4555
11
-
L Molyneux FWD441613
7
1
P McCarthy FWD4291
4
1
J Gibson MID4167
2
2
J Sterry DEF4034
7
-
H Clifton MID4061
9
1
J Ironside FWD3941
-
G Broadbent MID3714
6
-
J McGrath DEF333
6
1
J Olowu DEF3132
1
-
P Kelly MID302
2
1
T Anderson DEF2811
3
1
J Sbarra MID2612
1
-
J Maxwell DEF231
3
-
J Senior DEF211
3
1
R Street FWD219
3
-
E. Ennis FWD142
-
C. Crew MID12
2
-
R Wood DEF8
1
-
T Nixon DEF8
-
Z Westbrooke MID6
-