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Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Darren Moore pays counterpart Grant McCann a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League Two, as their Port Vale and Doncaster Rovers teams face each other at The Keepmoat Stadium. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is laid out below. Flip between 17 markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for each one.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Doncaster
39%
--
Draw
30%
--
Port Vale
31%
--
Doncaster 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Port Vale 1-0
12%
--
Doncaster 2-0
8%
--
Doncaster 2-1
8%
--
Port Vale 2-1
7%
--
Port Vale 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Doncaster 3-0
3%
--
Doncaster 3-1
3%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-0
2%
--
Doncaster 3-2
1%
--
Port Vale 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
42%
--
BTTS - No
58%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Doncaster win to nil
26%
--
Port Vale win to nil
20%
--
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Doncaster have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. Doncaster have won all their 1 games against teams above them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn zero and won 1. Doncaster have conceded 2 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Doncaster have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Port Vale lay in 2nd place on 37 points in the League Two league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Port Vale have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Port Vale have played 11 away games, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2013431843 
Apr 1
Dec 26
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
2
Port Vale Away211074737 
Jan 4
w
 
2-3F
-
-
3
Doncaster Home211065736 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
Jan 4
4
Crewe20983835 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
5
Chesterfield219751334 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 8
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
6
AFC Wim2010371433 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Apr 26
7
Notts C20875731 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
Feb 13
w
 
0-1F
8
Grimsby2110110-531 
Feb 15
w
 
0-3F
Apr 21
Dec 29
9
MK Dons19937730 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
10
Gillingham20938430 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
May 3
l
 
1-0A
11
Salford20866330 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
12
Bradford20776228 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
Apr 1
Dec 26
13
Bromley20695227 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 4
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
14
Cheltenham21768-127 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 5
Jan 1
d
 
1-1A
15
Barrow20758226 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 29
Jan 11
l
 
4-0A
16
Newport20758-426 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1F
Jan 18
w
 
1-4F
17
Colchester204115123 
Apr 21
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
18
Fleetwood19586-123 
Jan 1
w
 
2-4F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
19
Tranmere20569-1421 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
20
Harrogate216312-1521 
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
21
Swindon214710-919 
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
22
Accrington20479-1019 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
23
Carlisle203611-1715 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
24
Morecambe213513-1914 
w
 
1-0F
-
Mar 22
w
 
0-1F
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Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Doncaster1 - 0Wrexham
Doncaster2 - 0Forest Green
Doncaster2 - 0Crewe
Doncaster1 - 0AFC Wim
Doncaster2 - 1Tranmere
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDoncaster3 - 1Tranmere
ADoncaster0 - 1AFC Wim
HDoncaster2 - 2Cheltenham
ADoncaster4 - 2Fleetwood
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
Port Vale 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bromley0 - 0Port Vale
Cheltenham1 - 1Port Vale
Morecambe0 - 1Port Vale
Gillingham1 - 0Port Vale
Harrogate0 - 1Port Vale
MK Dons0 - 1Port Vale
Notts C0 - 1Port Vale
Accrington2 - 2Port Vale
Newport1 - 4Port Vale
Barrow4 - 0Port Vale
Salford0 - 2Port Vale
Bolton2 - 0Port Vale
Peterborough3 - 0Port Vale
Wigan0 - 0Port Vale
Northampton2 - 0Port Vale
Burton0 - 1Port Vale
L Orient0 - 0Port Vale
Derby3 - 0Port Vale
Reading2 - 0Port Vale
Cheltenham3 - 2Port Vale
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPort Vale0 - 0Carlisle
APort Vale0 - 0Bromley
HPort Vale0 - 1Walsall
APort Vale1 - 1Cheltenham
HPort Vale1 - 1Crewe
APort Vale1 - 0Morecambe
APort Vale0 - 1Gillingham
HPort Vale3 - 2AFC Wim
APort Vale1 - 0Harrogate
HPort Vale3 - 1Fleetwood
APort Vale1 - 0MK Dons
APort Vale1 - 0Notts C
HPort Vale1 - 1Colchester
HPort Vale2 - 1Swindon
APort Vale2 - 2Accrington
HPort Vale1 - 0Chesterfield
APort Vale4 - 1Newport
HPort Vale2 - 3Doncaster
APort Vale0 - 4Barrow
HPort Vale0 - 0Tranmere
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Doncaster since 2005
Doncaster
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
DON
3
D
1
PTV
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
1 - 2Port Vale
1 - 3Port Vale
Doncaster2 - 1
Doncaster1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Doncaster2 - 0
League games at Port Vale since 2004
Port Vale
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
14
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
0 / 7
DON
3
PTV
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
2 - 3Doncaster
Port Vale3 - 0
Port Vale3 - 0
1 - 3Doncaster
1 - 2Doncaster
Port Vale2 - 0
Port Vale2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Port Vale's defensive record is to be admired, Darren Moore's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League Two games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Doncaster Rovers makes sense in this context.

Doncaster 3rd Port Vale 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 68% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-33
Port Vale have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.1
1
Attack rating
7%
better
DON
PTV
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Games scored16
15
Failed to score5
6
Scored first11
12
Goals scored31
26
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
DON
PTV
26%
better
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Games conceded16
12
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first9
6
Goals conceded24
19
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded6
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
13%
Avg. XG against1
1
KickOff rating
+26%

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

Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21756
T Sharman-LoweL MolyneuxL MolyneuxJ McGrath
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK21
2
-
O Bailey MID2121
5
-
J Ironside FWD2121
-
P McCarthy FWD2161
4
-
L Molyneux FWD2075
2
1
J Sterry DEF194
2
-
J Gibson MID1932
-
J McGrath DEF182
5
1
J Olowu DEF1721
-
H Clifton MID1721
4
1
K Hurst FWD1632
3
-
B Fleming DEF14
3
-
P Kelly MID141
1
-
G Broadbent MID1411
-
T Anderson DEF121
1
1
J Sbarra MID122
-
E. Yeboah FWD11
3
-
J Senior DEF91
2
-
J Maxwell DEF9
2
-
B Close MID7
-
R Wood DEF2
-
T Nixon DEF2
-
Z Westbrooke MID2
-
Port Vale League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21444
C RipleyJ StockleyL TolajR Croasdale
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ripley GLK21
1
-
C Hall DEF20
1
-
R Croasdale MID2021
4
-
J Stockley FWD2043
4
-
T Sang DEF191
1
-
R Curtis FWD1922
3
-
B Heneghan DEF17
3
-
J Debrah DEF171
2
-
B Cover MID172
3
-
E Chislett MID1641
2
-
R Paton FWD1511
2
-
B Garrity MID1421
3
-
R Richards MID1422
1
-
L Tolaj FWD1324
2
-
K John DEF121
2
-
S Hart DEF9
1
-
G Byers MID81
2
-
J Lowe MID8
1
-
B. Baker-Boatiey FWD81
2
-
J Shorrock MID711
1
-
C Grant MID4
-
N Smith DEF2
-
D Edwards MID1
-
J Plant FWD1
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
MK Dons v Notts C
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Barrow
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Fleetwood v Chesterfield
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Swindon
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Gillingham
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Crewe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Carlisle v Morecambe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Doncaster
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Harrogate
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Port Vale
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Accrington
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bromley v Swindon
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Carlisle v Accrington
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Fleetwood v Harrogate
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Doncaster
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Notts C
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Morecambe
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Newport
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Port Vale
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Chesterfield
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Barrow
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
MK Dons v Crewe
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Gillingham
Mon 30th Dec, 20:00
Harrogate v Salford
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Bradford
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Accrington v Grimsby
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Fleetwood
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Morecambe v Tranmere
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v MK Dons
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Walsall
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Carlisle
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Cheltenham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Colchester
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Gillingham v Bromley
Thu 2nd Jan, 19:45
Newport v AFC Wim
Thu 2nd Jan, 19:45
Cheltenham v Walsall
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Notts C v Swindon
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Bradford v Grimsby
Sat 4th Jan, 13:00
Tranmere v Carlisle
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
MK Dons v Salford
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Colchester v Accrington
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Port Vale
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Harrogate
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Bromley
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v Gillingham
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Newport v Morecambe
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Fleetwood v AFC Wim
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00