Doncaster Rovers demolishes Accrington Stanley 4-0 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers destroys Accrington Stanley 4-0 with goals of

April 14, 2024

DONCASTER. Doncaster Rovers obliterates Accrington Stanley 4-0 with goals of Hakeeb Adelakun (6′), Joe Ironside (21′), James Maxwell (60′) and Owen Bailey (71′). Doncaster Rovers capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,990 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce with the support of Jon Block and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Andrew Miller.

Match Statistics

Doncaster Rovers

4 - 0

Accrington Stanley

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

19 Total 9
8 On Target 2
6 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 3

96 Attack 84
62 Dangerous attack 33
104 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Doncaster Rovers was in firm control of the ball 59% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Doncaster Rovers won the match.

Doncaster Rovers shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (James Maxwell). Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Joe Pritchard and Shaun Whalley).

Match Timeline

Hakeeb Adelakun(goal)Joseph Olowu

Joe Ironside(goal)Hakeeb Adelakun

21'

29'

Shaun Whalley- Yellow

46'

Liam Coyle- sub ->Ben Woods

46'

Matt Lowe- sub ->Seamus Conneely

46'

Dan Martin- sub ->Tommy Leigh

James Maxwell(goal)Zain Westbrooke

60'

Tom Anderson- sub ->Richard Wood

63'

Tommy Rowe- sub ->Zain Westbrooke

63'

Owen Bailey(goal)Luke Molyneux

71'

Kyle Hurst- sub ->Luke Molyneux

72'

Billy Waters- sub ->Joe Ironside

73'

75'

Sebastian Quirk- sub ->Connor O\'Brien

75'

Joe Pritchard- sub ->Alex Henderson

James Maxwell- Yellow

78'

George Broadbent- sub ->Owen Bailey

79'

90'

Joe Pritchard- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Doncaster Rovers has 64 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Accrington Stanley will stays with 54 points like Tranmere Rovers to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Doncaster Rovers will host Barrow on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Barrow (0 draws).

Accrington Stanley will play away against Mansfield Town on the 16th of April with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (4 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers

T. Lo-Tutala 15.France

7.3

Jamie Sterry 2.England

7.5

James Maxwell 3.Scotland

8.1

78'

60'

Joseph Olowu 5.England

7.3

Richard Wood 6.England

7.3

63'

Luke Molyneux 7.England

7.0

72'

Owen Bailey 17.England

8.1

79'

71'

Zain Westbrooke 24.England

7.8

63'

Matthew Craig 37.Scotland

7.7

Hakeeb Adelakun 47.England

8.2

Joe Ironside 20.England

8.1

73'

21'

Substitutes

Louis Jones 12.England

Tom Anderson 4.England

7.0

63'

Tom Nixon 16.England

George Broadbent 8.England

6.8

79'

Tommy Rowe 10.England

6.4

63'

Kyle Hurst 21.England

6.8

72'

Billy Waters 40.England

6.4

73'

Doncaster Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: T. Lo-Tutala (7.3), Jamie Sterry (7.5), Joseph Olowu (7.3), Richard Wood (7.3), James Maxwell (8.1), Owen Bailey (8.1), Matthew Craig (7.7), Luke Molyneux (7.0), Zain Westbrooke (7.8), Hakeeb Adelakun (8.2) and Joe Ironside (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Anderson (7.0), George Broadbent (6.8), Tommy Rowe (6.4), Louis Jones, Tom Nixon, Kyle Hurst (6.8) and Billy Waters (6.4).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: Zain Westbrooke for Tommy Rowe (63′), Richard Wood for Tom Anderson (63′), Luke Molyneux for Kyle Hurst (72′), Joe Ironside for Billy Waters (73′) and Owen Bailey for George Broadbent (79′).

Player of the match: Hakeeb Adelakun

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Hakeeb Adelakun.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley

Radek Vitek 21.Czech Republic

6.7

Lewis Shipley 2.England

6.3

Brad Hills 5.England

6.3

Joe Gubbins 16.England

6.1

Connor O'Brien 38.England

6.0

75'

Shaun Whalley 7.England

6.0

29'

Ben Woods 8.England

6.3

46'

Jack Nolan 17.England

6.7

Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland

6.6

46'

Alex Henderson 30.England

6.3

75'

Tommy Leigh 18.England

6.7

46'

Substitutes

Jack McIntyre 61.England

Liam Coyle 6.England

6.7

46'

Joe Pritchard 10.England

6.8

75'

90'

Sebastian Quirk 12.England

7.0

75'

Dan Martin 22.England

6.4

46'

Matt Lowe 9.England

6.7

46'

Josh Woods 39.England

Also Accrington Stanley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Doolan played with: Radek Vitek (6.7), Connor O’Brien (6.0), Brad Hills (6.3), Joe Gubbins (6.1), Lewis Shipley (6.3), Seamus Conneely (6.6), Ben Woods (6.3), Jack Nolan (6.7), Alex Henderson (6.3), Shaun Whalley (6.0) and Tommy Leigh (6.7).

They had on the bench: Liam Coyle (6.7), Matt Lowe (6.7), Joe Pritchard (6.8), Sebastian Quirk (7.0), Dan Martin (6.4), Josh Woods and Jack McIntyre.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 5 changes: Tommy Leigh for Dan Martin (46′), Ben Woods for Liam Coyle (46′), Seamus Conneely for Matt Lowe (46′), Connor O’Brien for Sebastian Quirk (75′) and Alex Henderson for Joe Pritchard (75′).