Doncaster Rovers vs Wycombe Wanderers Predictions

• Wycombe have failed to score in seven of their nine away matches against teams currently in the top half.
• Doncaster have scored in eight of their nine home games against top-half teams this term.
• Only two League 1 teams have scored fewer travelling goals than Wycombe this season.
• No League 1 team has registered as many shots at home than Doncaster during the current campaign.

Donny with work to do

When they went three unbeaten earlier this month, it looked as though Darren Moore’s men were primed for a play-off push, though back-to-back losses since have left the Yorkshire club with no shortage of work to do. They’re not out of it yet, but there’s no six points separating Donny and the top six.

As touched on above, Doncaster come into this match having lost each of their last two, but we probably shouldn’t discount them on that basis. After all, both were narrow defeats, and both came away from home. At this venue, Donny have lost just one of their last six, four of which they’ve won. Moreover, Moore’s side have a more than reasonable record against tip-half teams at Keepmoat this season, losing three out of nine.

Wycombe won’t go away

While Doncaster have a decent home record against the top-half teams, Wycombe have a rather unflattering record on the road. Despite sitting just two points off top spot, the best home team in the division have found it very tough to go up against the better teams away from home, winning just one of their nine away matches against those who currently join them in the top half of the table.

Not only have the Chairboys found it tough to collect maximum points on their travels against top-half sides, but they’ve also struggled to find the net, scoring in just two out of nine. They’ve scored in none of their last six against top-half opposition, five of which they’ve lost. Such worrying numbers do not bode well ahead of Saturday’s clash.

Hosts to do the business

Wycombe may be in a lofty position, but that doesn’t change the fact that they’ve struggled massively in games such as this. Punters should side with ‘Doncaster to Win & Under 3.5 Goals’. Wycombe’s lack of goals, coupled with the fact that Doncaster have performed well offensively against the better teams, scoring in eight out of nine against top-half sides, make the home win stand out, though a high-scoring game doesn’t appeal. For all they’ve not competed in an attacking sense, Wycombe have kept it respectable most of the time, conceding more than two goals just twice on the road all season. Moreover, 83% of Doncaster’s home games have seen less than four goals go in.