DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Lincoln City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rob Lewis with the help of Danny Gratton and Peter Gooch. The 4th official was Paul Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Lincoln City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lincoln City was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Lincoln City to win the match​.

Doncaster Rovers shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Lincoln City shot 13 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (T. Anderson). Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (A. Jackson and C. McGrandles).

Standings

After this encounter, Doncaster Rovers will have 13 points to sit in the 23rd place. On the other side, Lincoln City will have 21 points like Accrington Stanley to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Doncaster Rovers will play away against Bolton Wanderers on the 23rd of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Bolton Wanderers (0 draws).

Lincoln City will host Portsmouth on the 23rd of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (0 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Louis Jones (7.2), Kyle Knoyle (7.1), Tom Anderson (7.1), Joseph Olowu (7.1), Branden Horton (6.9), Ethan Galbraith (7.4), John Bostock (7.0), Jon Taylor (6.8), Tommy Rowe (6.4), Rodrigo Vilca (7.0) and Joe Dodoo (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: B. Blythe, Tiago Cukur (6.8), L. Hasani, B. Bottomley, Aidan Barlow (7.0), B. Faulkner and T. Kuleya.

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of A. Barlow (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: J. Bostock for A. Barlow (46′), J. Taylor for T. Cukur (69′) and R. Vilca for L. Hasani (90′).

Best player: Ethan Galbraith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Ethan Galbraith.

His rating is (7.4) with 49 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Michael Appleton played with: Joshua Griffiths (7.4), Regan Poole (6.7), Lewis Montsma (7.8), Adam Jackson (7.3), Jamie Robson (7.1), Conor McGrandles (7.4), Anthony Scully (6.2), Lasse Sørensen (7.0), Chris Maguire (7.2), Lewis Fiorini (7.1) and Dan N’Lundulu (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: M. Sanders, Freddie Draper (6.4), Hakeeb Adelakun (6.5), S. Roughan, O. Gallagher, T. Eyoma and S. Long.

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 2 changes: A. Scully for H. Adelakun (68′) and D. N’Lundulu for F. Draper (75′).

Best player: Lewis Montsma​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lincoln City was Lewis Montsma.

His rating is (7.8) with 71 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Accrington Stanley – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-3
• Charlton Athletic – Plymouth Argyle – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Gillingham – 2-0
• Doncaster Rovers – Lincoln City – 0-0
• Fleetwood Town – Morecambe – 1-2
• Milton Keynes Dons – Burton Albion – 1-0
• Portsmouth – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
• Rotherham United – Cambridge United – 3-1
• Sunderland – Ipswich Town – 2-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0