Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers Preview

By Deadly Submarine October 28 2005
As Tranmere travel to Yorkshire to face Doncaster Rovers in League One at the Earth Stadium, Total Tranmere brings you a new look match preview but with all the same statistics and team news to keep you in the know prior to the game.

TOTAL TRANMERE – Match Preview

DONCASTER ROVERS Vs TRANMERE ROVERS

Saturday October 29^th 2005 – Kick-Off 3.00pm

Coca-Cola League One – Earth Stadium

Team News

Doncaster Rovers team news will appear here shortly!

Tranmere Rovers are without Captain Jason McAteer (knee) and midfielder Danny Harrison (broken nose) who has begun light training but is not ready for match action. Youngster Paul Brown has an ankle injury but Calvin Zola is fit to play.

Match Referee – Mr. Tony Leake (Lancashire)

Form Guide

Doncaster Rovers: Last Six At Home – WWWDWW Last Six Games – DLWWLW

Tranmere Rovers: Last Six Away – WDLLLL Last Six Games - DLLLLW

Doncaster’s record at the Earth Stadium speaks for itself with five wins and a draw in the last six matches. When you compare this to Tranmere’s recent away record, this match surely has only one outcome? Football can be a funny old game at times though and a win and a draw in their last two home games has halted Rovers recent worrying losing run.

Whilst Rovers’ last two slightly more positive results have been at home, they have only managed one win on their travels this year which is a statistic they need to change quickly. Having not won in the League home or away since 29^th August, three points would be crucial for Brian Little’s men.

Doncaster also recorded a 2-0 Carling Cup win at home to League One rivals Gillingham on Tuesday night.

The Hotshots

Doncaster Rovers: Michael McIndoe, Jonathan Forte, Paul Heffernan – 4 Goals

Tranmere Rovers: Chris Greenacre – 6 Goals

Past Meetings

21st August 2004 – Coca-Cola League One – Earth Stadium

Doncaster Rovers 0 – 0 Tranmere Rovers

Attendance: 6,040

Referee: Mr Mike Thorpe (Suffolk)

28^th March 2005 – Coca-Cola League One – Prenton Park

Tranmere Rovers 2 – 4 Doncaster Rovers

Dadi 11 McIndoe 3

Hall 44 Blundell 5

Ravenhill 52

Neil Roberts 81

Dadi sent off 33

Attendance: 9,730

Referee: Mr Mark Cowburn (Lancashire)

In terms of last season’s encounters between the two sides, the Rovers from Yorkshire certainly had the better of them with four points from the two games compared to Tranmere’s one point.

In the first of the two games (at the Earth Stadium), the sides cancelled each other out for a 0-0 draw but a bizarre return game at Prenton Park in March saw the tables swing the way of Doncaster.

Rovers found themselves 2-0 down after just five minutes before hitting back through Eugene Dadi and Paul Hall with the former being sent-off before half-time for an apparent raised elbow.

However, Doncaster hit two more goals in the second half as the extra man advantage told and Rovers slumped to a surprise 4-2 home defeat.