Colchester United are the guests at The Eco-Power Stadium on Monday for the League Two game with home team Doncaster Rovers.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Doncaster Rovers v Colchester United can be found here - plus the latest match odds.
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Doncaster Rovers
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Doncaster Rovers fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-3 League Two success vs Tranmere Rovers.
The only scorer from Doncaster Rovers was Luke Molyneux (23', 51', 77').
Doncaster Rovers have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, netting every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have claimed a sum of 10 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5.
Analysis of their past results shows that Doncaster Rovers:
- have not lost a league tie with Colchester United in their last 4 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 league matches at home.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.
Colchester United
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In their previous game, Colchester United drew 0-0 in the League Two tie with Crewe Alexandra.
In their last 6 clashes, Colchester United have bagged a total of 9 goals. Colchester United have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 7 goals scored by their opponents. We will have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Their prior results show that Colchester United:
- haven't beaten Doncaster Rovers when they have played them away from home in the previous 8 league games. An awful away record.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
A look at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 14/04/2017 tells us that Doncaster Rovers have won 3 of them and Colchester United 1, with the number of draws being 2.
17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 for The Rovers and 7 being from The U's. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The last league contest featuring these sides was League Two match day 23 on 29/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Colchester United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers.
The referee was James Durkin.
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Team News: Colchester United
Colchester United boss Danny Cowley has not got a full squad to pick from. John-Kymani Gordon (concussion), Kane Vincent-Young (Ill), Harry Anderson (Knee medial ligament tear), Jack Payne (Calf injury), Teddy Bishop (Ankle injury) and Lyle Taylor (Calf injury) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Doncaster Rovers are likely to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the same time, Colchester United could well find it tough getting goals but we can see them converting at least once.
Accordingly, we see a fairly comfortable 3-1 win for Doncaster Rovers at the conclusion of the game.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, a win for Doncaster Rovers is available for 1.75, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.6 and staking on the win for Colchester United will get you 4.33. These are the most competitive returns being offered at the current time.
Renata Leite,
01:01 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Doncaster Rovers
Formed: 1879
Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium (15,231)
Captain: Richard Wood
Chairman: Terry Bramall
Manager: Grant McCann
Competitions: League Two position 4
⭐ Key Player: Rob Street
Regularly played in the Striker position, Rob Street was born in Oxford, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Shrewsbury Town in the 2022 - 2023 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 8 league goals in the League Two 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 18 appearances.