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

The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Saturday afternoon sees Grant McCann’s Doncaster Rovers and Nélson Marques Jardim’s Newport County go up against one another in a League Two battle at The Keepmoat Stadium. We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head stats across every major market, so there's nowhere better to prepare League Two clash.

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Doncaster Rovers's next match is v Crewe at 12:30 on Saturday 15th March
Newport County's next match is v Harrogate at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
The last English League Two meeting between Doncaster and Newport was on Saturday 1st March 2025
English League Two
March 1st 2025
Doncaster 3
0 Newport
 
R. Street 34'
R. Street 46'
L. Molyneux 78'
 
DON
NEW
Shots On
8
1
Shots Off
10
2
Corners
9
3
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
DoncasterNewport
 
T. Sharman-Lowe
J. Sterry
J. Maxwell
J. Olowu
J. McGrath
O. Bailey (C. Crew 82')
H. Clifton (J. Sbarra 74')
J. Gibson (J. Ironside 88')
G. Broadbent
R. Streetfootball iconfootball icon (B. Sharp 82')
L. Molyneuxfootball icon (E. Ennis 82')
N. Townsend
K. Jameson
M. Baker
(K. Whitmore 57') J. Clarke
J. Thomas
(M. Spellman 71') C. Evans
S. McLoughlin
C. Antwi
(N. Mawene 57') J. Martin
(A. Driscoll-Glennon 70') B. Kamwa
D. Ajiboye

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Doncaster and Newport's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

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 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.44.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Doncaster
52%
1/3
11%
4/11
6%
Draw
24%
4/1
22%
4/1
9%
Newport
24%
15/2
21%
7/1
14%
Draw 1-1
11%
9/1
33%
15/2
6%
Doncaster 1-0
10%
6/15/1
14%
Doncaster 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
13/2
Doncaster 2-0
9%
5/1
14%
5/1
14%
Newport 1-0
7%
18/1
12%
14/1
Newport 2-1
6%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
9%
10/1
8%
Doncaster 3-1
6%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
22/1
35%
16/1
13%
Doncaster 3-0
5%
7/1
20%
7/1
11%
Newport 2-0
4%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Doncaster 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
24%
Doncaster 4-1
2%
20/1
9%
14/1
Newport 3-1
2%
66/1
31%
40/1
21%
Doncaster 4-0
2%
14/1
21%
11/1
8%
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
7/10
6%
7/10
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
5%
21/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
54%
2/9
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/2
25%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
11/10
15%
21/20
12%
BTTS - No
45%
4/6
9%
7/10
11%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
9/4
4%
21/10
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
6/1
27%
11/2
18%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
16/1
42%
12/1
30%
Home/draw
76%
1/12
2%
1/14
2%
Away/draw
48%
9/4
30%
21/10
11%
Home/away
76%
1/6
4%
1/6
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/92/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3/129/10
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
7/417/10
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/52/5
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/6
3%
2/13
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/18/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33
2%
1/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1
36%
10/1
8%
Home DNB
69%
1/10
6%
1/10
3%
Away DNB
41%
6/1
40%
5/1
14%
Doncaster win to nil
27%
1/1
20%
-
Newport win to nil
12%
14/1
36%
-
Doncaster / Doncaster
41%
20/21
15%
19/20
7%
Doncaster / Newport
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
21%
Doncaster / Draw
5%
18/1
27%
16/1
13%
Draw / Doncaster
20%
11/4
6%
29/10
3%
Draw / Newport
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
Draw / Draw
11%
6/1
17%
11/2
Newport / Doncaster
4%
20/116/1
Newport / Newport
6%
16/1
55%
10/1
10%
Newport / Draw
4%
20/1
24%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Doncaster have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 7 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Doncaster have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 41 goals.

Home League Performance

Doncaster have played 16 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 22 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Newport are in 16th position in the League Two on 40 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Newport have conceded 40 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Newport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3620882468 
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
2
Bradford3619981866 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
3
Doncaster Home36188101062 
-
-
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-0A
4
Notts C36171091861 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
5
AFC Wim36179102260 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
6
Port Vale3515137758 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-2F
7
Crewe3614148756 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
8
Grimsby3617514-256 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
9
Colchester3613167955 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
10
Bromley36131211351 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 1
l
 
5-2A
11
Salford36131112250 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
12
Fleetwood36121311649 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-4F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
13
Cheltenham36131013-349 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 5
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-2A
14
Chesterfield35139131348 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-2A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
15
Swindon36111312046 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-0A
16
Barrow3512716-343 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
17
Newport Away3612717-1643 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
-
-
18
MK Dons3512617-442 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
6-3F
Apr 18
19
Gillingham3511816-841 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
20
Harrogate3611718-1640 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
21
Accrington3610917-1039 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
22
Tranmere3671217-2833 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
May 3
l
 
2-1A
23
Morecambe368523-2329 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
24
Carlisle356920-2627 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 2Grimsby
Doncaster2 - 1MK Dons
Doncaster1 - 0Harrogate
Doncaster1 - 2Port Vale
Doncaster2 - 1Fleetwood
Doncaster3 - 1Tranmere
Doncaster2 - 2Cheltenham
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
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster2 - 1Accrington
ADoncaster1 - 0Morecambe
HDoncaster1 - 2Grimsby
ADoncaster2 - 5Chesterfield
HDoncaster2 - 1MK Dons
ADoncaster3 - 1Barrow
HDoncaster1 - 0Harrogate
ADoncaster1 - 0Gillingham
HDoncaster1 - 2Port Vale
HDoncaster2 - 1Fleetwood
ADoncaster1 - 1Colchester
ADoncaster0 - 2Walsall
HDoncaster3 - 1Tranmere
ADoncaster0 - 1AFC Wim
HDoncaster2 - 2Cheltenham
ADoncaster4 - 2Fleetwood
ADoncaster0 - 0Carlisle
HDoncaster1 - 1Salford
HDoncaster1 - 1Notts C
ADoncaster2 - 1Bradford
Newport 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crewe0 - 3Newport
Salford1 - 1Newport
Port Vale3 - 2Newport
Walsall2 - 0Newport
Bromley5 - 2Newport
Colchester0 - 0Newport
AFC Wim2 - 2Newport
Notts C0 - 0Newport
Tranmere2 - 1Newport
Gillingham0 - 2Newport
Harrogate1 - 0Newport
Bradford3 - 1Newport
Barrow2 - 0Newport
Swindon4 - 0Newport
Morecambe0 - 1Newport
Cheltenham3 - 2Newport
Bradford4 - 1Newport
Grimsby1 - 0Newport
Colchester2 - 1Newport
Barrow1 - 0Newport
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNewport0 - 3Cheltenham
HNewport0 - 0Bradford
HNewport1 - 0Carlisle
ANewport3 - 0Crewe
HNewport2 - 1Morecambe
HNewport1 - 0Barrow
ANewport1 - 1Salford
HNewport1 - 2Swindon
ANewport2 - 3Port Vale
HNewport1 - 2AFC Wim
ANewport0 - 2Walsall
ANewport2 - 5Bromley
HNewport6 - 3MK Dons
ANewport0 - 0Colchester
ANewport2 - 2AFC Wim
ANewport0 - 0Notts C
HNewport0 - 0Grimsby
ANewport1 - 2Tranmere
HNewport0 - 0Fleetwood
ANewport2 - 0Gillingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Newport have beaten Doncaster in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Doncaster since 2016
Doncaster
Newport
Goals: Scored
3
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
DON
1
NEW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
0 - 1Newport
1 - 3Newport
Doncaster2 - 0
League games at Newport since 2017
Newport
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
7
2
Games: Scored
2 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
2 / 4
DON
1
D
1
NEW
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Newport
Newport3 - 1
Newport4 - 0
0 - 1Doncaster
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Doncaster Rovers have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 11 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.7 against Newport County on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Doncaster 3rd Newport 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Newport’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Newport
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
DON
NEW
view stats
Games scored27
21
Failed to score6
11
Scored first19
13
Goals scored48
41
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for15
20
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
DON
NEW
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded25
22
Clean sheets8
10
Conceded first13
14
Goals conceded40
50
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded6
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
14%
Avg. XG against1
1.7
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3612810
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxL MolyneuxO Bailey
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK36
3
-
J Sterry DEF3214
5
-
J Olowu DEF3132
1
-
J Maxwell DEF201
2
-
J McGrath DEF303
6
1
O Bailey MID3632
10
-
G Broadbent MID2813
2
-
L Molyneux MID35128
6
1
H Clifton MID3241
8
1
J Gibson MID3245
2
2
R Street FWD126
3
-
Subs
I Lawlor GLK
-
T Anderson DEF191
1
1
J Sbarra MID1812
-
C. Crew MID8
2
-
P McCarthy FWD3671
4
-
E. Ennis FWD81
-
J Ironside FWD3641
-
Newport League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33767
N TownsendB KamwaA Driscoll-GlennonK Jameson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Townsend GLK33
2
-
K Jameson DEF22
4
3
J Clarke DEF171
2
-
M Baker DEF314
2
-
J. Thomas MID1411
1
-
S McLoughlin MID2721
2
-
J Martin MID10
-
C Evans MID2622
7
-
B Kamwa FWD3475
5
-
C Antwi FWD3112
7
-
D Ajiboye FWD1221
1
-
Subs
L Webb GLK
-
J. Warner DEF3
1
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF306
7
-
K. Whitmore MID202
2
-
N Mawene MID13
1
-
M Spellman FWD232
2
-
G. Bony FWD6
-