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

Tue 18th Feb, 19:45 BST, Globe Arena, Morecambe

Derek Adams's Morecambe side will have home backing in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Grant McCann's Doncaster Rovers arrive at the Globe Arena. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Morecambe and Doncaster's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it their favoured prediction 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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% 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
Morecambe
34%
7/10
13%
-
Draw
25%
29/10
10%
-
Doncaster
41%
15/4
17%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
12%
-
Doncaster 1-0
9%
12/1
24%
-
Doncaster 2-1
9%
14/1
21%
-
Morecambe 1-0
8%
7/1-
Morecambe 2-1
8%
15/2-
Doncaster 2-0
7%
22/1
32%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
12%
-
Morecambe 2-0
5%
15/2
13%
-
Doncaster 3-1
4%
33/1
17%
-
Morecambe 3-1
3%
12/1
8%
-
Doncaster 3-0
3%
50/1
24%
-
Doncaster 3-2
3%
40/1-
Morecambe 3-2
3%
22/1-
Morecambe 3-0
2%
12/1
18%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
4/5
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
1/1
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/9
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
15/8
15%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
3/4
3%
-
BTTS - No
44%
1/1
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5/2
9%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
15/2
23%
-
Home/draw
59%
2/11
4%
-
Away/draw
66%
11/10
16%
-
Home/away
75%
1/4
4%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
3/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
7/4
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
2/5
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
9/2
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Home DNB
52%
3/10
10%
-
Away DNB
58%
12/5
24%
-
Morecambe win to nil
17%
2/1
15%
-
Doncaster win to nil
21%
8/1
18%
-
Morecambe / Morecambe
32%
13/8
14%
-
Morecambe / Doncaster
2%
33/1
17%
-
Morecambe / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Morecambe
17%
15/4
10%
-
Draw / Doncaster
8%
9/1
23%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
8%
-
Doncaster / Morecambe
4%
20/1-
Doncaster / Doncaster
10%
7/1
27%
-
Doncaster / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
-
bet365
Win / draw / win League Two table

Morecambe have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

23 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Morecambe have conceded 39 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Morecambe have played 11 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Doncaster lay in 7th place on 40 points in the League Two league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Doncaster have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Doncaster have played 12 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Morecambe
Doncaster
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2316432352 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
2
Crewe2411941142 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
3
Salford2412661042 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 22
4
Port Vale251186441 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
6
Notts C2411761240 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
May 3
7
Doncaster Away251177540 
Feb 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
Bradford241086638 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 28
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 5
Feb 15
w
 
0-3F
10
Chesterfield24978934 
l
 
2-5A
Apr 26
l
 
0-3A
Feb 8
11
MK Dons231049534 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 8
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
12
Bromley248106534 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
l
 
0-1A
Mar 4
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 5
14
Gillingham239311-230 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
15
Barrow247710-328 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 29
16
Fleetwood22697027 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-4F
17
Colchester245127027 
d
 
3-3F
Jan 25
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
18
Newport237511-1026 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 4
Mar 1
l
 
3-1F
19
Accrington236710-825 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
Feb 22
20
Tranmere236710-1525 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
22
Swindon255911-1024 
Mar 29
w
 
2-3F
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
23
Morecambe Home245514-1720 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 18
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
Apr 12
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
d
 
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Morecambe 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Doncaster 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
bet365
bet365
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Morecambe since 2016
Morecambe
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
5
11
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
MOR
1
DON
2
League games at Doncaster since 2017
Doncaster
Morecambe
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
MOR
1
D
1
DON
2
Goal Statistics
Morecambe 23rd Doncaster 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Morecambe will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Doncaster will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Morecambe have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
+18
Doncaster have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281500/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Morecambe
PG (predicted goals)
Doncaster
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
MOR
DON
29%
better
view stats
Games scored13
19
Failed to score11
6
Scored first9
13
Goals scored22
35
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
MOR
DON
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first15
11
Goals conceded39
30
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
20%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Morecambe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24646
J StottB TollittA LewisD Tutonda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Stott DEF243
1
-
B Tollitt MID2462
3
-
D Tutonda DEF23
6
-
L Hendrie DEF233
4
1
A Lewis DEF2314
3
-
R Williams DEF211
4
-
M Dackers FWD193
1
-
J Slew FWD191
2
-
T White MID18
4
-
H Macadam MID181
2
-
Y Songo'o MID1721
4
-
H Hope FWD172
1
-
S Moore GLK15
-
P Lewis MID13
2
-
R Millen DEF12
-
G Edwards FWD1111
2
-
H Burgoyne GLK10
1
-
K Harrack DEF8
2
1
L Angol FWD81
3
-
M Taylor DEF4
-
C Brown FWD4
1
-
G Ray DEF2
-
Doncaster League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25756
T Sharman-LoweP McCarthyL MolyneuxO Bailey
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK25
2
-
O Bailey MID2531
6
-
J Ironside FWD2521
-
P McCarthy FWD2571
4
-
L Molyneux FWD2475
2
1
J Sterry DEF2214
3
-
J McGrath DEF222
5
1
J Gibson MID2242
1
1
J Olowu DEF2122
-
H Clifton MID2121
5
1
K Hurst FWD2032
3
-
G Broadbent MID1812
-
B Fleming DEF17
4
-
P Kelly MID171
2
-
T Anderson DEF131
1
1
J Sbarra MID132
-
J Maxwell DEF121
2
-
E. Yeboah FWD11
3
-
J Senior DEF101
2
-
B Close MID7
-
R Wood DEF2
-
T Nixon DEF2
-
Z Westbrooke MID2
-