-0.20 points a game is the venue form gap, in Plymouth Argyle's favour: Doncaster Rovers takes 1.40 a game at home over the last two seasons, Plymouth Argyle 1.60 away.
Doncaster Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Plymouth Argyle: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Doncaster Rovers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 9, drew 6, lost 8 of 23, scoring 27 and conceding 32 -- 1.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Notts County 1-1 at home; drew with Stevenage 2-2 away; drew with Barnsley 0-0 at home; lost to Mansfield Town 1-2 away; beat Peterborough United 3-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 23 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Grant McCann. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Plymouth Argyle -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 1 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 12, drew 3, lost 8 of 23, scoring 42 and conceding 30 -- 1.70 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Leicester City 0-2 away; beat Bradford City 2-0 at home; drew with Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 away; lost to Stockport County 1-3 at home; beat Northampton Town 3-2 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 20 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Tom Cleverley. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:39 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.