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Peterborough United
FA Cup | Second Round
Dec 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
Weston Homes Stadium
Doncaster Rovers

Peterborough
2 - 1
Doncaster

Burrows (3'), Mason-Clark (53')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Faal (75')
Anderson (33'), Olowu (42'), Maxwell (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Peterborough United and Doncaster Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Peterborough United

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Stevenage 2-2 Peterborough
Tuesday, November 28 at 7.45pm in League One

Doncaster Rovers

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Doncaster 3-1 Colchester
Tuesday, November 28 at 7.45pm in League Two

We said: Peterborough United 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

 Doncaster Rovers do have the quality to challenge their higher opposition away from home, but in what we see as an intriguing contest, the Posh should have too much, particularly in attack, and we fancy them to come out on top and advance to the third round. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Peterborough United win with a probability of 63.15%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Doncaster Rovers had a probability of 17.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Peterborough United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.46%) and 3-1 (7.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.43%), while for a Doncaster Rovers win it was 1-2 (4.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Peterborough United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Peterborough United.

Result
Peterborough UnitedDrawDoncaster Rovers
63.15% (-0.052 -0.05) 19.09% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 17.76% (0.047999999999998 0.05)
Both teams to score 61.26% (0.082000000000001 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.74% (0.060000000000002 0.06)33.25% (-0.059000000000005 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.98% (0.068999999999996 0.07)55.02% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Peterborough United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.91% (0.0049999999999955 0)10.09% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.77% (0.010000000000005 0.01)33.23% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Doncaster Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.14% (0.087999999999994 0.09)31.86% (-0.087 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.7% (0.098000000000003 0.1)68.3% (-0.096000000000004 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Peterborough United 63.15%
    Doncaster Rovers 17.76%
    Draw 19.09%
Peterborough UnitedDrawDoncaster Rovers
2-1 @ 9.67% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 8.46% (-0.023999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 7.4% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-0 @ 7.37% (-0.022 -0.02)
3-0 @ 6.46% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
4-1 @ 4.24%
3-2 @ 4.23% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.71% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.43% (0.0049999999999999 0)
5-1 @ 1.95%
5-0 @ 1.7% (-0.004 -0)
5-2 @ 1.11% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-3 @ 0.93% (0.005 0.01)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 63.15%
1-1 @ 8.43% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.53% (0.011 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.21% (-0.01 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.61% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.29%
Total : 19.09%
1-2 @ 4.82% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
0-1 @ 3.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 2.11% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.1% (0.004 0)
1-3 @ 1.84% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 3.21%
Total : 17.76%

How you voted: Peterborough vs Doncaster

Peterborough United
57.1%
Draw
14.3%
Doncaster Rovers
28.6%
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Head to Head
May 9, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 46
Doncaster
1-4
Peterborough
John-Jules (90+1')
Eisa (6'), Mason (8'), Kanu (16'), Jade-Jones (39')
Hamilton (50')
Apr 27, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 22
Peterborough
2-2
Doncaster
Ward (10'), Szmodics (23')
Butler (47'), Reed (49'), Kent (90')
Okenabirhie (38'), Richards (59')
Butler (44'), Smith (45+1'), Lokilo (48')
Dec 26, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 23
Peterborough
0-3
Doncaster

Toney (43'), Woodyard (44')
Sadlier (17', 61'), Whiteman (82')
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2-0
Peterborough
Coppinger (30'), Sadlier (39')
Ennis (41'), Gomes (93')
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Blair (62'), Marquis (65'), Sadlier (74')
Wilks (45'), Downing (60')
Cooper (6')
Denton (35'), Toney (45'), Naismith (84')
Denton (45')
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