Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Doncaster play host to Accrington at Eco-Power Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting League One encounter. The Donny aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Accy Stanley. However, home win should not be considered as all Okenabirhie, Close, John, Bostock, Anderson, Taylor, Galbraith, and Hiwula-Mayifuila are sidelined with injuries.
Accrington, on the other hand, suffered a 2-0 loss to Cambridge United in their last league match. The Accy Stanley are eager to keep their playoffs hopes alive, and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways in the League One. John Coleman has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to South Yorkshire. In the first half of the season Accrington defeated Doncaster 1-0, which is yet another reason why away win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Tom Anderson):
Known for his heading and no-nonsense defending, the 1.92 m tall center back, is an English footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers in the third tier of English Football. Anderson was born in Burnley, on the 2nd of September, 1993. He joined Burnley's youth academy at the age of seven and went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in May 2012. The club then sent him out on loan to Conference Premier Club Barrow, where he made his first professional appearance on the 11th of August,2011, in a 0-0 draw against Telford United.
A further string of loans to Conference clubs Hyde, Halifax, and Lincoln City, League Two club Carlisle and League One club Chesterfield, succeeded his time at Harrow. On the 31st of January, 2018, Anderson joined his current club Doncaster Rovers initially on a year's loan before signing a two-year contract with the club in May.
This permanent switch ended his 18 years-long relationship with parent club Burnley during which, he never once made an appearance for the senior team. On the International front, the 26-year-old has never represented his country at any level.
Highlighted Team (Accrington):
Founded back in 1891 and reformed in 1968, Accrington Stanley are an English football club that compete in the League One. The original team competed in the Football League from 1921 to 1962, spending the last four seasons in Lancashire Combination.
The Accy are well known for their red home kit, whilst they wear sky blue shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. The League One side play their home games at Crown Ground, the stadium which can hold up to 5,450 spectators (3,100 seated). Accrington have been playing at Crown Ground since 1970.
Listed as the all-time favourite player amongst fans, Chris Grimshaw is one of the most famous Accrington Stanley footballers. However, George Stewart is the team’s top scorer, netting 136 goals in total from 1954 to 1958. It has to be noted that the Accy have yet to represent England in European competitions.