Leicester vs Doncaster Prediction & Betting Tips

Form across a mixed bag of fixtures

Leicester's last 20 matches, spanning League One, the cups and some friendlies, show nine wins, six draws and five defeats, with 33 goals scored and 24 conceded. That's a healthy scoring return, but they've also shipped some heavy losses along the way, including a 4-0 defeat to Oxford and a 4-3 loss at home to Stockport.

Leicester: 20 completed matches; Doncaster: 20 completed matches.

Leicester

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

24

Difference

+9

Doncaster

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

27

Difference

+1

Doncaster's equivalent sample paints a rougher picture: five wins, seven draws and eight defeats, with goals fairly even at 28 for and 27 against. They've drawn plenty of games rather than lost them outright, which suggests they're hard to break down even when they're not winning.

Both samples mix league games with cups and friendlies, so they're a guide rather than a pure league form guide.

Comparative Team Statistics: Leicester vs Doncaster

History goes back further than it looks

The two sides have met four times before, all the way back in the Championship days between 2011 and 2014. Doncaster won two of those, Leicester won two, so it was pretty even back then.

That said, over a decade has passed since the last meeting, and both clubs have changed a great deal since. It's hard to draw much from history that old.

Where they sit in League One so far

In the actual League One table this season, Leicester sit 13th after seven games, with two wins, three draws and two losses, nine goals for and eleven against. Doncaster are down in 21st, just three points back, with one win, three draws and three losses, and a similar defensive record of eight for and nine against.

It's worth remembering this is still an early-season snapshot, so those positions could shift quite a bit before this fixture comes around in mid-October.

Leicester have the better league position, but the gap between the two sides is fairly narrow right now.

Key names to watch

Leicester's L. Page has been their most productive creative outlet lately, chipping in three assists in six appearances. That kind of end product could matter if this game stays tight.

Leicester:

Best assist providers:

L. Page - 3

Penalty cards:

O. Skipp x 1

Doncaster:

Penalty cards:

J. Senior x 4

At the other end, Doncaster's J. Senior has picked up four yellow cards in seven matches, so discipline is something to keep an eye on. Leicester's O. Skipp has also been sent off once in just two matches, which is a fairly high rate worth watching as the fixture approaches.

Skipp's card record is one to monitor in the build-up to kickoff.