England - EFL League OneThe Keepmoat StadiumData current as of 04 September 2026

Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Doncaster Rovers play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium.

Current form

Doncaster Rovers: 0-3-1, 0.75 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Doncaster Rovers scores 1.00 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50. League average: 3.06 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Doncaster Rovers 75%, Plymouth Argyle 50%. Over 2.5: Doncaster Rovers 50%, Plymouth Argyle 25%. League level: BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.25. Doncaster Rovers: 12.0 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 13.0.

Match halves

Doncaster Rovers: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Doncaster Rovers: 31-45+ (1 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 3.06 goals per match, BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.46)
(3.45)
(2.65)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1Goals scored / match1
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1.25Goals conceded / match1.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
49%Average possession39%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
3.25Shots on target / match3.25
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12Shots per match13
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
3.25Shots on target3.25
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
8.3%Shot conversion7.7%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
49%Possession39%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1.25xG for1.39
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1.38xG against1.27
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Doncaster Rovers: BalancedPlymouth Argyle: Balanced
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)27%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.31

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Plymouth Argyle is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / match - Doncaster Rovers · 1 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Doncaster Rovers
LDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W75% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 at home
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%
Plymouth Argyle
LDWL
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 25%

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.

Doncaster Rovers is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Doncaster Rovers · 1.5 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Doncaster Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Doncaster Rovers scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Doncaster Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

4Goals scored (season)4
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
5Goals conceded (season)6
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
2.25Average goals in match2.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
25%2 goals25%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%3 goals0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
50%2 goals50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%3 goals25%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

66%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%Scored in both halves25%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
75%BTTS - last 550%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Plymouth Argyle is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / match - Doncaster Rovers · 1.5 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Doncaster Rovers - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)1.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)1
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
75%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
75%No goal before half-time50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per match (2nd half)1.25
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle
50%No goal after half-time50%
Doncaster RoversPlymouth Argyle

Doncaster Rovers - second-half results

0% W75% R25% P
5
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 25%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Doncaster Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.250.75
Goals scored / match0.30.8
Goals conceded / match0.31.0
Average goals in match0.51.8
1 goal50%75%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%25%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.25
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match1.00.5
Average goals in match1.51.0
1 goal100%75%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Doncaster Rovers
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+89%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Doncaster Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Doncaster RoversLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals in match 2.253.06 2.50
Both teams scored 75%66% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 25%
Clean sheets 25%21% 25%
Goal before half-time 50%60% 100%
Goal after half-time 75%85% 75%

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

3.06
Average goals per match
66%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.28
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
32%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0 - 2 Plymouth Argyle. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Doncaster Rovers and Plymouth Argyle play?

Doncaster Rovers face Plymouth Argyle on 5 September 2026 in EFL League One at The Keepmoat Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Doncaster Rovers and Plymouth Argyle?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Doncaster Rovers won 0, Plymouth Argyle won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle?

Doncaster Rovers score 1.00 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.00. The EFL League One average is 3.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Doncaster Rovers's matches and 50% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Doncaster Rovers and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Doncaster Rovers have a 0-3-1 record (0.75 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 1-1-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle?

The statistical background for Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.