Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Doncaster Rovers (14th, 60 pts) and Port Vale (22nd, 42 pts). Recent form flatters Doncaster Rovers's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Per game in the league, Doncaster Rovers were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.5, Port Vale 0.78 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Doncaster Rovers 3, draws 0, Port Vale 6, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at The Keepmoat Stadium (capacity 15,231). Doncaster Rovers led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Doncaster Rovers: E. Campbell (22' og)
Key stats
Possession: Doncaster Rovers 49% · Port Vale 51% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-1