Crewe Alexandra make the trip to Eco-Power Stadium to take on Doncaster in the second leg of the League Two Play-off Semi Finals on Friday. Doncaster picked up a big win in the first leg, leaving Crewe with a big gap to fill.
Date: 10/05/2024
Kick off time: 20:00
Location: Eco-Power Stadium
The win for Doncaster in the first leg gives Crewe a two goal deficit to overturn. However, after failing to score in the first leg, Crewe need to find the goals.
Doncaster finished the League Two season in fifth after 46 games. The Rovers picked up 21 wins, eight draws and 17 losses, leaving them on 71 points, two points within the Play-offs but 15 points from automatic promotion.
The Rovers were active in front of goal this season, scoring 73 goals in 46 games, an average of 1.59 goals a game. Doncaster were a little less consistent at the other end of the pitch, conceding 68 goals but keeping 12 clean sheets.
Crewe finished just below Doncaster in sixth at the end of the League Two season. In 46 games, The Railwaymen picked up 19 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses which left them on 71 points, equal with Doncaster and 15 points behind Mansfield in the last automatic promotion spot.
The Railwaymen were consistent in front of goal, scoring 69 goals in 46 games which gives them an average of 1.50 goals a game. However, Crewe were better defensively, conceding 65 goals and keeping 13 clean sheets.
Doncaster and Crewe have met 110 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1924. Doncaster have the better record in the fixture with 45 wins in comparison to Crewe’s 38 wins, with the other 27 games ending in a draw.
The last five games in this fixture have seen two wins for Doncaster, two wins for Crewe and one draw. Only two of the last five games have seen both sides on the scoresheet.
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