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

Key match information

Stockport County play Doncaster Rovers in EFL League One (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

Stockport County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Doncaster Rovers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stockport County scores 1.53 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Doncaster Rovers scores 1.09 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stockport County 59%, Doncaster Rovers 50%. Over 2.5: Stockport County 59%, Doncaster Rovers 50%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Stockport County has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.40. Stockport County: 12.9 shots per match, Doncaster Rovers: 12.6.

Match halves

Stockport County: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.80. Doncaster Rovers: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Stockport County: 76-90+ (19 goals). Doncaster Rovers: 46-60 (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
3 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-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.

Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.53Goals scored / match1.09
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.27Goals conceded / match1.5
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
55%Average possession50%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4.73Shots on target / match3.83
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.94Shots per match12.61
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4.73Shots on target3.83
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
11.8%Shot conversion8.6%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
55%Possession50%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.5xG for1.4
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.29xG against1.35
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Shooting quality

Stockport County: BalancedDoncaster Rovers: Balanced
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.28

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.

Doncaster Rovers is 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Stockport County · 2 pts / match - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County
LWWWL
Season result split
49% W22% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-11-14
1.69 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-4-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Doncaster Rovers
WWLDW
Season result split
37% W20% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-9-20
1.30 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-3-12
Last 5 away
3-1-1
DWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Stockport County · 1.09 goals / match - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.27 goals / match - Stockport County · 1.5 goals / match - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County scoring profile: very strong

Stockport County scores in 84% of matches (41 of 49 matches), while Doncaster Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

Doncaster Rovers scoring profile: strong

Doncaster Rovers scores in 70% of matches (32 of 46 matches), while Stockport County keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 49 matches).

75Goals scored (season)50
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
62Goals conceded (season)69
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
2.8Average goals in match2.59
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal70%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
47%2 goals26%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
18%3 goals13%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4%4 goals0%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal76%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
35%2 goals39%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
16%3 goals20%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4%4 goals13%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

* 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.

59%
Stockport County - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.29 of 49 matches
50%
Doncaster Rovers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.23 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time13%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
10%BTTS in both halves4%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
31%Scored in both halves11%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
60%BTTS - last 560%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

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.

Stockport County is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Stockport County · 1.2 pts / match - Doncaster Rovers

Stockport County - half-time state
33% leading45% draw22% trailing
Doncaster Rovers - half-time state
24% leading48% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.2
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.29Average goals (1st half)1
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
55%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
45%No goal before half-time65%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.49Points per match (2nd half)1.07
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.51Average goals (2nd half)1.59
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
49%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
41%No goal after half-time54%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Stockport County - second-half results

43% W20% R37% P
70
Half-time points
36
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 49%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Doncaster Rovers - second-half results

26% W28% R46% P
55
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stockport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Doncaster Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.01.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.42.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Stockport County
ScoredConceded
10
7
0-15
14
9
16-30
12
11
31-45
10
10
46-60
10
11
61-75
19
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Doncaster Rovers
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
8
8
16-30
8
7
31-45
12
14
46-60
8
17
61-75
7
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (12 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stockport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
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.
-4.3 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+12.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.70
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, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Stockport CountyLigaDoncaster Rovers
Average goals in match 2.802.62 2.59
Both teams scored 59%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%51% 50%
Clean sheets 29%27% 24%
Goal before half-time 76%70% 61%
Goal after half-time 88%81% 83%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Stockport County 1 - 0 - 0 Doncaster Rovers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 1.53 goals per game on average and Doncaster Rovers 1.09. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Stockport County's matches and 50% of Doncaster Rovers's.

What form are Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Stockport County have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Doncaster Rovers 3-1-1 (2.00 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.