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Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

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Crystal Palace to win to Nil @ 1/1
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Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace @ 11/2
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Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Premier League side Crystal Palace enter this game as firm favourites for the win when considering the fact that the Eagles are 12th in the Premier League table, while Doncaster Rovers are second-place in League Two.

The Eagles have had made good progress under Oliver Glasner and are in decent league form, having won four of their last six matches, scoring ten times, with Jean-Philippe Mateta notably finding some good form, finding the back of the net six times across that run of fixtures.

Doncaster currently concedes just over one goal per game in League Two having let in 32 goals in 29 matches, a trend that we expect to carry on here, with the Eagles having far superior players to their opposition.

Prediction: Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace

Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Preview

In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, two-time runners-up Crystal Palace makes the trip north to the Eco-Power Stadium where they’ll face League Two outfit, Doncaster Rovers.

Date: 10/02/2025

Location: Eco-Power Stadium

Time: 7:45pm

The last meeting between these two sides was as recent as February 2019 where Palace emerged as 2-0 victors at Doncaster, thanks to first-half goals from Jeffrey Schlupp and Max Meyer.

Doncaster are having a superb season to date, as Grant McCann’s side sit second in League Two with 52 points from 29 matches, seven points adrift of runaway leaders Walsall.

Rovers have gone from strength to strength under the ex-Peterborough manager, McCannn, as they finished fifth in League Two last campaign following an excellent run of results that saw them sneak into the play-off place having won 13 of their last 16 league games prior to their play-off semi-final defeat to Crewe Alexandra.

So far this season, they are 19 points away from matching last season’s points tally with 17 games to spare and a much more settled squad. One signing to note is the return of ex-Sheffield United forward Billy Sharp to their ranks, the 38-year-old made his return to Doncaster in the summer after 12-years away and has scored 10 goals in 36 appearances across all competitions thus far.

In the FA Cup, Doncaster have had to play through three rounds to reach the Fourth Round, of which it all started with a 1-0 win against Barrow AFC at Holker Street in the First Round, before beating Kettering 2-1 (after extra time) and Championship side Hull City on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the MKM Stadium.

On the other hand, Crystal Palace have made a marked improvement since the start of the season, as Glasner’s men initially started their Premier League campaign with no wins in eight matches, however, since then, they have now won seven of their last 16, seeing the Eagles sit 12th in the league standings.

The Eagles managed to reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup this campaign where they were beaten 3-2 away at Arsenal after knocking out the likes of Norwich City, QPR and Aston Villa in previous rounds.

Glasner’s men scraped a 1-0 win over Stockport County in the Third Round of the FA Cup as Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game after four minutes. Palace’s two FA Cup final appearances came back in 1990 and 2016, of which they suffered defeats to Manchester United on both occasions.

Where to Watch

Doncaster Rovers vs Crystal Palace will be shown live via BBC’s Red Button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport’s Website.

Team News

Doncaster Rovers

Veteran defender Richard Wood remains out of action for Doncaster due to a recurring ankle injury.

Crystal Palace

Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are both unavailable due to injury issues. The likes of Ben Chilwell could make his Crystal Palace debut in this game following his loan move from Chelsea.

Form Guide

Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster have won all of their last five games, including their sensational FA Cup win over Hull City in the Third Round.

McCann’s men have won four league matches on the bounce, following victories over Gillingham (1-0), Harrogate Town (1-0), Barrow AFC (3-1) and MK Dons (2-1) - Joe Ironside and Rob Street both got on the scoresheet in the latter mentioned win.

Crystal Palace

Following their 1-0 win over Stockport County in the FA Cup Third Round, Palace have won three of their last four league matches, with the only blot on their copybook being a 2-1 home loss to Brentford.

Oliver Glasner’s side have recently earned victories over Leicester City, West Ham United and Manchester United via 2-0 scorelines with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring a brace in what was another memorable win at Old Trafford last time out.

Header logoLeague 2

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Team logoWimbledon
291577+2252
5
Team logoDoncaster
301578+752
6
Team logoPort Vale
3014106+752
Last updated 15/02/2025

Header logoPremier League

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11
Team logoBrentford
249411031
12
Team logoCrystal Palace
24798-230
13
Team logoMan Utd
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Last updated 15/02/2025

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