Doncaster Rovers

vs

Cardiff City FC

Preview

Doncaster Rovers

• It’s an intriguing tactical clash between two teams at opposite ends of the League One table when Doncaster Rovers host Cardiff City in South Yorkshire on Saturday afternoon.
• The Bluebirds are sitting pretty at the top of the pile with 69 points from 33 games, while Rovers are down in 17th with just 39 from 32.
• The gap in the table between these two clubs is also reflected in the odds with the visitors, who have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games, priced as 2.05 favourites while the hosts are 3.2.
• Grant McCann’s side have four wins in their last five in all competitions, coming into this game on the back of a 1-0 home win over Huddersfield Town.
• Rovers have a mixed home record in League One this season with six wins, four draws and five losses from 15, but they have only conceded 21 goals at home.

Cardiff City

• Doncaster's pressing game is very high energy and they look to win the ball back in the wide areas where they can exploit teams in transition.
• The game will likely be won or lost on the pace and tempo that Doncaster are able to impose on it against this Cardiff side that prefer a patient, possession-heavy approach.
• He has implemented a possession-based, positional style that is reminiscent of Pep Guardiola, but with some pragmatic tweaks that have made them a very hard team to break down.
• The Bluebirds have been very solid on the road this season, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 4 of their 16 away games.
• They have averaged 1.38 goals scored and 1.12 conceded per away match.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Owen Bailey has 11 goals in 32 League One appearances for Doncaster Rovers.
• Luke Molyneux has three of Doncaster's six recent goals.

Betting Insights

• The visitors are priced as 2.05 favourites while the hosts are 3.2.
• Over 2.5 goals at 1.67 looks very good given these sides shared a six-goal thriller two months ago.
• A 2-1 away win looks good in exact score betting.

Prediction