Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Mansfield
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2023
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Doncaster
High-flying Mansfield Town will be aiming to extend their winning run to four games when they take on Doncaster Rovers on Friday evening. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Davis Keillor-Dunn, who has already netted 13 goals this season. Aaron Lewis is a major doubt, while Alfie Kilgour remains on the sidelines with a long-term injury.
The Donny, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team extending their losing run to three games. The visitors have been struggling at the back of late and given Mansfield’s fine form, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. As for the visiting team, both Will Flint and Tommy Rowe should be recalled to the starting XI after the duo came off the bench in the last league fixture.
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 (Mansfield):
Founded in 1897, Mansfield Town are a professional club that compete in the League 2, the English fourth tier. The Stags are well known for their yellow shirts and blue shorts, while the colour of their away kit is black. Field Mill is the club’s home ground, the stadium with the capacity of 9,186.
The venue was built back in 1861 and renovated in 1999. Chesterfield and Notts County are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals. Mansfield Town did well to win the Football League Trophy in 1986/1987 season, with the team beating Bristol City on penalties at Wembley Stadium.
The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the regular time, with Kevin Kent and Glyn Riley scoring for Mansfield Town and Bristol City respectively. Goalkeeper Rod Arnold is the player with most appearances as he played 513 games for the Stags in all competitions.
