The wait is nearly over for the highly anticipated League Two Play-offs semi-final face-off between Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers on Monday. Having both made it this far, and with the reward for the side that wins the tie being a place in the final, this really should be an exciting game of football.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Crewe Alexandra
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Crewe Alexandra head into this game after a 1-1 League Two stalemate vs Colchester United.
The only name on the scoresheet from Crewe Alexandra was Elliott Nevitt (92'). Noah Chilvers (35') was the scorer for Colchester United.
Crewe Alexandra have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their goals record equals just 2 against opposing sides over their last 6 outings. In those meetings, Crewe Alexandra have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 10. That sort of pattern isnโt assured to be continued into this game, though.
Doncaster Rovers
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Last time out, Doncaster Rovers drew 2-2 in the League Two match with Gillingham.
For Doncaster Rovers, goals were scored by Joe Ironside (30'), Luke Molyneux (37') and Tom Anderson (62' Own goal). Timothรฉe Dieng (57') was the scorer for Gillingham.
With their forward play coming to the fore of late, Doncaster Rovers have racked up a plethora of goals in their past six encounters (19 to be precise). That has earned them the enviable mean average of 3.17 goals scored per match over this period.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head meetings going back to 01/12/2021 shows us that Crewe Alexandra have won 3 of them & Doncaster Rovers 2, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 of them for The Railwaymen and 7 belonging to The Rovers. Thatโs an average goals per game of 2.5.
The last league contest between these clubs was League Two match day 37 on 09/03/2024 which ended up with the score at Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Crewe Alexandra.
The referee was Craig Hicks.
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Team News: Crewe Alexandra
The Crewe Alexandra manager Lee Bell doesnโt have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match with a completely healthy group available to select from.
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Team News: Doncaster Rovers
Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.
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Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Doncaster Rovers and Crewe Alexandra could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.
It could well end in a draw. We therefore see a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
06:00 02/05/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Crewe Alexandra
Formed: 1877
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium (10,153)
Captain: Luke Offord
Chairman: Charles Grant
Manager: Lee Bell
Competitions: League Two position 6, League Two Play-offs (Semi Finals)
โญ Star Man: Elliott Nevitt
Usually deployed in the Striker position, Elliott Nevitt was born in England. After having played his first senior match for Tranmere Rovers in the 2022 - 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has managed 16 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 43 appearances.