Stevenage prepare for their penultimate home fixture of the season as they welcome Doncaster Rovers to The Lamex Stadium…
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Boro currently sit third in Sky Bet League Two and are two points clear of fourth with a game in hand. With just five games remaining for Stevenage, a home win tonight could be crucial in the race for automatic promotion.
On Saturday, Steve Evans’ men picked up a vital three points at home to AFC Wimbledon through goals from Jordan Roberts and Jamie Reid.
Doncaster Rovers sit fourteenth in the Sky Bet League Two table after picking up fifteen wins from forty-two league games this campaign. The side have struggled for form in recent weeks and have won just one of their last twelve games.
Their most recent fixture ended in disappointing fashion for The Rovers, as they took a 2-0 lead away to Harrogate before conceding two second-half goals and being held to a draw. The last time Doncaster won away from home was on the tenth of December, earning a 1-0 victory away to Newport County.
Danny Schofield took over as Doncaster boss in October 2022, replacing Gary McSheffrey just over two months into the season. Previously, Schofield spent time as an academy coach at Leeds, Middlesborough and Huddersfield, before being named Head Coach of the Terriers. As a player, Schofield made nearly 300 appearances in a Huddersfield shirt.
Boro and The Rovers have met on sixteen occasions in the past, with the results being shared fairly between the sides over the years. Both have picked up five wins against the other, with six draws being played out in the process. The first encounter between the two clubs occurred in the 1998/99 Conference campaign as Stevenage picked up a 2-0 victory at The Lamex Stadium.
The following season, Boro picked up another home victory against Doncaster, with Carl Alford’s goal alongside Michael Love’s brace leading to a comfortable 3-0 win. Five of the six draws between the sides over the years have been goalless.
This season’s reverse fixture ended 1-0 to Stevenage at The Eco-Power stadium with Jordan Roberts getting on the scoresheet.
Craig Hicks has been appointed Match Referee for tonight’s fixture with Mark Jones and Paul Evans as Assistants, and James Durkin as Fourth Official.
Hicks has dished out 98 yellow cards and just one red in twenty-nine matches this season.
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