Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Stockport County played against Doncaster Rovers in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 4:2.

Recent form

Stockport County has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Doncaster Rovers has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Stockport County scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 1.29. Doncaster Rovers scores 0.95 and allows 1.64. Games in this league average 2.55 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 62% of Stockport County's games and 55% of Doncaster Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 50%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Stockport County has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.32 per game. Stockport County takes 11.9 shots per game, while Doncaster Rovers takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Stockport County leads at halftime in 48% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Doncaster Rovers leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.41 after halftime.

When the teams score

Stockport County's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (6 goals). For Doncaster Rovers, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.55 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
3 : 1
Second half

Game stats

59Possession (%)41
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
14Shots12
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
6Shots on target5
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.61xG1.35
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4Corners3
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
41Dangerous attacks33
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
12Fouls11
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
3Cards2
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.38Goals scored / game0.95
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.29Goals allowed / game1.64
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
51%Average possession53%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4.52Shots on target / game3.27
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.86Shots per game11.95
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4.52Shots on target3.27
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
11.6%Shot conversion8%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
51%Possession53%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.41xG for1.32
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.27xG against1.37
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Shooting quality

Stockport County: BalancedDoncaster Rovers: Balanced
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)38%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Stockport County is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Stockport County · 0.6 pts / game - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County
DWLWL
Season result split
48% W24% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-6
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Doncaster Rovers
WLLLL
Season result split
27% W18% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-12
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Stockport County is 45% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Stockport County · 0.95 goals / game - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County is 27% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.29 goals / game - Stockport County · 1.64 goals / game - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County scoring profile: very strong

Stockport County scores in 90% of games (19 of 21 meczów), while Doncaster Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

Doncaster Rovers scoring profile: strong

Doncaster Rovers scores in 68% of games (15 of 22 meczów), while Stockport County keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)21
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
27Goals conceded (season)36
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
2.67Average goals per game2.59
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)13
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal68%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%2 goals18%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
5%3 goals9%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal82%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
33%2 goals45%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
19%3 goals18%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
5%4 goals14%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

62%
Stockport County - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 21 meczów
55%
Doncaster Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 22 meczów
51%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time18%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
5%BTTS in both halves5%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
24%Scored in both halves5%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
80%BTTS - last 560%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Stockport County is 37% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.62 pts / game - Stockport County · 1.18 pts / game - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County - half-time state
48% leading19% draw33% trailing
Doncaster Rovers - half-time state
23% leading50% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.62Points per game (1st half)1.18
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.18
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
62%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%No goal before half-time64%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)0.77
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%No goal after half-time64%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Stockport County - second-half results

33% W24% D43% L
34
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.62
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 48% of games and wins 48%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Doncaster Rovers - second-half results

14% W36% D50% L
26
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Stockport County - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.402.00
Goals scored / game0.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Doncaster Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.20
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game1.21.4
Average goals per game2.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Stockport County
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
6
6
16-30
6
4
31-45
4
4
46-60
5
6
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Doncaster Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
5
16-30
5
4
31-45
3
7
46-60
3
10
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Stockport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Doncaster Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.64
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Stockport CountyLigaDoncaster Rovers
Average goals per game 2.672.55 2.59
Both teams scored 62%51% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%49% 50%
Clean sheets 29%27% 18%
Goal before half-time 86%69% 59%
Goal after half-time 90%82% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.55
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.09
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Doncaster RoversGoalLuke James MolyneuxAssist: Jay McGrath
  2. Doncaster RoversYellow cardJack Christopher Senior
  3. Stockport CountyGoalOliver Norwood
  4. Stockport CountyYellow cardAdetayo Edun
  5. Doncaster RoversSubstitutionOn: George BroadbentOff: Ben Easton Close
  6. Stockport CountyGoalKyle Wootton
  7. Stockport CountyYellow cardOliver Norwood
  8. Doncaster RoversGoalOwen John Edward BaileyAssist: George Broadbent
  9. Stockport CountySubstitutionOn: Odin BaileyOff: Malik Maine Mothersille
  10. Stockport CountyYellow cardOdin Bailey
  11. Stockport CountyGoalKyle WoottonAssist: Ethan Pye
  12. Stockport CountySubstitutionOn: Corey James John O'KeeffeOff: Jayden Fevrier
  13. Doncaster RoversYellow cardBilly Sharp
  14. Doncaster RoversGoalJack Christopher Senior

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Stockport County's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Doncaster Rovers. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers?

The EFL League One match finished Stockport County 4:2 Doncaster Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers?

Stockport County score 1.38 goals per game on average and Doncaster Rovers 0.95. The EFL League One average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Stockport County's matches and 55% of Doncaster Rovers's.

What form are Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Stockport County have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Doncaster Rovers 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.