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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

Cheltenham Town are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Michael John Flynn takes his team to visit Doncaster Rovers and Grant McCann at The Keepmoat Stadium in the League Two. We have custom-designed stats for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from leading 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.

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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

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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 5th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 23 goals to 22 goals.

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 15th position in the League Two on 22 points having played 18 matches so far this season. Cheltenham are winless in the 10 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

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Cheltenham have conceded 18 goals, scored 10, 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 Vale181053835 
Jan 4
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 1
2
Walsall1710431434 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
3
MK Dons179351130 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
l
 
3-2F
4
Crewe17863630 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
Dec 26
Apr 12
5
Doncaster Home17854429 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
6
Notts C18774728 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Dec 29
Apr 21
7
Grimsby18918-428 
Feb 15
w
 
0-3F
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
8
AFC Wim178361127 
Apr 12
Dec 14
l
 
0-1A
Jan 11
9
Chesterfield18675725 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 8
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
10
Bradford17665424 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
11
Salford17665-124 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
Jan 25
l
 
2-1F
12
Gillingham16727323 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Apr 18
Dec 20
13
Barrow18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 29
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
14
Fleetwood15573522 
Jan 1
Dec 4
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
15
Cheltenham Away18648-322 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
16
Newport18648-722 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
17
Colchester18495121 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
18
Harrogate18639-921 
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
19
Accrington17467-718 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
w
 
2-1A
Jan 28
20
Tranmere17467-1018 
Dec 21
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
21
Bromley16385-217 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
May 3
22
Morecambe183510-1214 
w
 
1-0F
-
Dec 14
Apr 1
23
Carlisle183510-1514 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
w
 
0-1F
24
Swindon18279-1213 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
l
 
2-3A
Mar 15
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 5TH
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 1Salford
Doncaster1 - 1Notts C
Doncaster0 - 1Bromley
Doncaster1 - 1Crewe
Doncaster1 - 0Barrow
Doncaster0 - 3Chesterfield
Doncaster1 - 0Gillingham
Doncaster1 - 0Morecambe
Doncaster4 - 1Accrington
Doncaster0 - 2Crewe
Doncaster4 - 2Barrow
Doncaster4 - 0Accrington
Doncaster2 - 1Walsall
Doncaster1 - 0Wrexham
Doncaster2 - 0Forest Green
Doncaster2 - 0Crewe
Doncaster1 - 0AFC Wim
Doncaster2 - 1Tranmere
Doncaster1 - 5Stockport
Doncaster0 - 1Newport
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster0 - 0Carlisle
HDoncaster1 - 1Salford
HDoncaster1 - 1Notts C
ADoncaster2 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster0 - 1Bromley
ADoncaster2 - 1Swindon
HDoncaster1 - 1Crewe
ADoncaster3 - 0Grimsby
HDoncaster1 - 0Barrow
HDoncaster0 - 3Chesterfield
ADoncaster1 - 1MK Dons
ADoncaster0 - 2Harrogate
HDoncaster1 - 0Gillingham
ADoncaster3 - 2Port Vale
HDoncaster1 - 0Morecambe
ADoncaster1 - 3Newport
HDoncaster4 - 1Accrington
HDoncaster0 - 2Crewe
ADoncaster2 - 0Crewe
ADoncaster2 - 2Gillingham
Cheltenham 15TH
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
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
MK Dons3 - 2Cheltenham
Carlisle0 - 1Cheltenham
Colchester1 - 2Cheltenham
Barrow2 - 1Cheltenham
Chesterfield1 - 1Cheltenham
Salford2 - 1Cheltenham
Walsall2 - 1Cheltenham
Grimsby3 - 2Cheltenham
Stevenage2 - 1Cheltenham
Burton1 - 2Cheltenham
L Orient3 - 1Cheltenham
Fleetwood1 - 2Cheltenham
Barnsley0 - 0Cheltenham
Oxford Utd2 - 1Cheltenham
Wycombe2 - 0Cheltenham
Wigan1 - 1Cheltenham
Cambridge0 - 1Cheltenham
Derby2 - 1Cheltenham
Bolton1 - 0Cheltenham
Northampton1 - 0Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCheltenham1 - 1Port Vale
HCheltenham1 - 0Tranmere
ACheltenham2 - 3MK Dons
HCheltenham1 - 1Bromley
ACheltenham1 - 0Carlisle
HCheltenham1 - 1Bradford
ACheltenham2 - 1Colchester
HCheltenham2 - 3Swindon
ACheltenham1 - 2Barrow
HCheltenham2 - 1Accrington
HCheltenham0 - 2Fleetwood
ACheltenham1 - 1Chesterfield
ACheltenham1 - 2Salford
HCheltenham1 - 0Harrogate
ACheltenham1 - 2Walsall
HCheltenham0 - 1AFC Wim
ACheltenham2 - 3Grimsby
HCheltenham3 - 2Newport
ACheltenham1 - 2Stevenage
HCheltenham2 - 0Peterborough
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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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
Doncaster3 - 2
Doncaster2 - 0
Doncaster2 - 0
0 - 2Cheltenham
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
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cheltenham
Cheltenham4 - 0
0 - 1Doncaster
Cheltenham2 - 1
0 - 2Doncaster
Goal Statistics

Doncaster Rovers's defensive record is to be admired, Grant McCann's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive League Two matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Cheltenham Town makes sense in this context.

Doncaster 5th Cheltenham 15th
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
15%
better
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Games scored13
16
Failed to score4
2
Scored first9
10
Goals scored22
23
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
+15%
Defence rating
18%
better
DON
CHT
view stats
Games conceded12
15
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded18
26
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%

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
J Olowu DEF131
-
B Fleming DEF13
3
-
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
-
T Nixon DEF2
-
R Wood DEF2
-
Z Westbrooke MID2
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16455
L Young E ArcherE ArcherL Payne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Archer MID1845
-
L Young  MID1732
1
-
J Colwill MID1633
2
-
S Bennett MID16
3
-
T Pett MID16
1
-
S Stubbs DEF141
3
-
T Bradbury DEF1411
1
-
R Bowman FWD1421
1
-
G Miller FWD134
1
-
J. Thomas FWD132
-
L Payne DEF121
5
-
L. Dulson FWD1211
-
M Taylor FWD121
2
-
O Evans GLK11
-
I Bakare DEF11
2
-
L Kinsella MID111
-
L. Shipley DEF8
2
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF811
1
-
H Sohna MID81
1
-
J Day GLK7
2
-
L Laing DEF6
-
R Haynes DEF6
2
-
M. Norkett FWD51
-
F Willcox MID2
1
-