Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster Rovers Predictions

Accrington continued to make positive strides at the weekend, as they overcame Walsall away from home. Having secured all three points, keeping a clean sheet in the process, John Coleman’s men will come into this home match against Doncaster full of confidence.

Newly promoted Accrington carried on impressing on Saturday afternoon. As they scored early on that occasion, Coleman’s men took a slightly different approach by mainly holding what they had, but they did a more than reasonable job in keeping things tight, while they also maintained a threat on the break. Now back on their own patch, a more expansive Stanley performance ought to be on the cards.

Their recent win over Wimbledon at this venue was Accrington’s first home win of the season, though don’t be fooled into thinking that John Coleman’s men haven’t looked useful on their own patch. With just one loss in five at Crown Ground, Tuesday’s hosts have been tough to beat, while they’ve played a lot better than the bare results suggest.

Having accumulated a positive total of 9.3 expected goals at home this season, Stanley have looked creative on their own patch, while with an expected goal difference of +3.6, they’ve done a good job of offering more offensively than they’ve given away defensively.

Like the hosts, Doncaster are also in good form at present, as they’ve won each of their last four matches. Grant McCann’s men aren’t the most solid at the back, as the fact that they’ve conceded at least once in those four suggests, but they continue to do the business offensively, especially when playing on the break. Having scored three goals on their travels at the weekend, Donny ought to go to Crown Ground feeling confident.

As touched on above, Doncaster have become a very effective counter-attacking team this season, which bodes well ahead of a match against an Accrington side that won’t just sit back on home soil.

With the way that the two teams are likely to set up, this could turn out to be quite an open game, which is something that has often happened when both Stanley play at home and Doncaster play away. What’s more, the visitors, who’re more than capable of scoring goals, have made a habit of giving plenty away on the road. Doncaster have conceded an average of 2.04 expected goals when playing on the road this season.

Considering the recent performances of both, coupled with the fact that the pair are averaging a combined expected goals total of 6.06 (for and against) expected goals in their respective home and away matches, ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ appears to represent a slice of value.