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

Key match information

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

Current form

Stockport County: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Doncaster Rovers: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stockport County scores 1.38 and concedes 1.29 goals per match. Doncaster Rovers scores 0.95 and concedes 1.64. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stockport County 62%, Doncaster Rovers 55%. Over 2.5: Stockport County 57%, Doncaster Rovers 50%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Stockport County has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.32. Stockport County: 11.9 shots per match, Doncaster Rovers: 11.9.

Match halves

Stockport County: half-time lead 48%, second-half goals 0.67. Doncaster Rovers: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.41.

Goals by minute

Stockport County: 16-30 (6 goals). Doncaster Rovers: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 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
1.38Goals scored / match0.95
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
1.29Goals conceded / match1.64
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
51%Average possession53%
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
4.52Shots on target / match3.27
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.86Shots per match11.95
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Stockport County
DWLWL
Season result split
48% W24% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-6
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Stockport County is 27% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Stockport County scoring profile: very strong

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

Doncaster Rovers scoring profile: strong

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

29Goals scored (season)21
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
27Goals conceded (season)36
Stockport CountyDoncaster Rovers
2.67Average goals in match2.59
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 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.

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

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

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

1.62 pts / match - Stockport County · 1.18 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 48% of matches and wins 48%. 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

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 half-time in 23% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 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 match0.402.00
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.4
Average goals in match2.21.6
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 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.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 2.672.55 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 match
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence 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

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 1.38 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.