Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley Match Analysis and Prediction

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Doncaster Rovers will continue their fight to move away from the League One relegation zone with a home game against Accrington Stanley on Tuesday night.

The hosts are currently 23rd in the table, six points from the safety of 20th place, while Accrington are 13th, 12 points behind sixth-placed Wycombe Wanderers.

Doncaster are in a serious battle to remain in the division, having only picked up 25 points from their 34 league matches this season.

Saturday’s 3-1 home loss to Sheffield Wednesday was their 23rd league defeat of the season, while they have played two games more than AFC Wimbledon, who are directly above the relegation zone in League One.

Gary McSheffrey’s side, who finished 14th in League One last season, have two tough fixtures against Accrington and AFC Wimbledon to end the month, and victories in both would certainly give them a fighting chance.

However, the Reds have the worst home record in the league this season, picking up just 15 points from 17 matches, suffering 10 defeats in the process.

Accrington will enter the contest off the back of a 2-0 defeat at Cambridge on Saturday, with the hosts scoring twice in the second half at Abbey Stadium to secure all three points.

However, John Coleman’s side were impressive in back-to-back wins over Oxford United and Crewe Alexandra earlier this month, and they have only lost three of their last 11 matches in League One.

Accrington have struggled for consistency away from home this season, picking up just 12 points from 15 matches, recording only three wins in the process.

John Coleman’s side have actually won their last three League One matches against Doncaster, including a 1-0 victory in the reverse game earlier this season, with an own goal from Pontus Dahlberg deciding the winner of the match.

Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley head to head

The two teams have previously met on 10 occasions across all competitions, where Accrington have taken 7 victories while Doncaster have won once, and they have drawn in 2. Doncaster have scored 10 goals and conceded 15. In their last five matches, Accrington have won four and they have drawn once.

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Accrington Stanley 23/04/19

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Accrington Stanley 21/12/19

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Accrington Stanley 17/02/21

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Doncaster Rovers 20/04/21

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Doncaster Rovers 17/08/21

Doncaster Rovers latest home form

Doncaster have been on a poor run of form at home, and they have failed to win in any of their last seven matches. Their last home victory came on December 11 when they defeated Shrewsbury Town. In their last five matches, they have scored 3 goals and conceded 14.

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan Athletic 15/01/22

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Plymouth Argyle 29/01/22

Doncaster Rovers 0-5 Rotherham United 01/02/22

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Ipswich Town 08/02/22

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday 19/02/22

Doncaster Rovers latest away form

Doncaster have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, as they have won three of their five most recent away matches. They won their last league away form defeating Lincoln City 1-0. In their last five matches, they have scored 5 goals and conceded 8 in the process.

Cambridge United 3-1 Doncaster Rovers 18/01/22

Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Doncaster Rovers 22/01/22

Sunderland 1-2 Doncaster Rovers 05/02/22

Portsmouth 4-0 Doncaster Rovers 12/02/22

Lincoln City 0-1 Doncster Rovers 15/02/22

Accrington Stanley latest home form

Accrington have recently been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on December 7 when they lost 2-0 to AFC Wimbledon. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 5.

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons 08/01/22

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland 15/01/22

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Morecambe 29/01/22

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Oxford United 08/02/22

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Crewe Alexandra 12/02/22

Accrington Stanley latest away form

Accrington have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having been winless in their four most recent matches. Their last away win came on November 27 when they defeated Lincoln City 1-0. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Lincoln City 0-1 Accrington Stanley 27/11/21

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley 29/12/21

Ipswich Town 2-1 Accrignton Stanley 22/01/22

Rotherham United 1-0 Accrignton Stanley 05/02/22

Cambridge United 2-0 Accrington Stanley 19/02/22

Doncaster Rovers news

McSheffrey introduced Mipo Odubeko into his starting XI for the game against Sheffield Wednesday, and the forward could retain his spot in the squad.

Thomas Rowe was forced off through injury in the 23rd minute of Saturday’s contest, which could allow Josh Martin to come into the first XI on Tuesday.

Accrington Stanley news

Ross Sykes should return after serving a suspension, while Colby Bishop and Sean McConville are likely to start as the front two for the visitors.

Harvey Rodgers and Seamus Conneely are likely to feature on Tuesday, while Jay Rich-Baghuelou will drop out to allow Sykes to return to the defence.

Prediction and Odds

Doncaster have recently failed to keep a consistent record of results, and after losing their last league home game to Sheffield Wednesday, they will look to bounce back from that result.

Meanwhile, Accrington have struggled on their travels this season, and we see the game possibly ending in a draw.

Odds: 1 2.45 X 2.05 2 2.20