Match Report
3 points and 136 places separated them: Doncaster Rovers 254th with 9, Sheffield United 390th with 6. Doncaster Rovers ranked just 351st in the league on five-round form despite their 254th table position. Against a league average of 1.82 goals per team per game, Doncaster Rovers ran at 2.33 scored and 1.83 conceded, Sheffield United at 3.5 and 0.
Doncaster Rovers entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Doncaster Rovers win, 4 for Sheffield United, 5 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 30% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was The Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, with room for 15,231 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sheffield United led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.