Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sunderland (5th, 84 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Doncaster Rovers (22nd, 38 pts). The last five rounds placed Doncaster Rovers 9th in the league for form — higher than their 22nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.72/1.15 for Sunderland and 0.8/1.78 for Doncaster Rovers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for Sunderland, 0 for Doncaster Rovers and 2 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Stadium of Light in Sunderland (capacity 49,000). On the scoreboard, Doncaster Rovers led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.