In a weekend match in week 17, on Saturday Jan 8th, Fleetwood Town will travel to Doncaster to battle Doncaster Rovers in a clash of the League One. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Doncaster Rovers sits at 24th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-4 loss against Morecambe. Barlow scored the first goal for Doncaster Rovers in the 7th minute, then Dan Gardner added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Horton But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Toumani Diagouraga. Doncaster Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 20th placed Fleetwood Town, recorded a 0-3 loss against Shrewsbury Town. Ryan Bowman struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 49th minute on a feed from Nathanael Ogbeta, then Josh Vela added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Daniel Udoh In the end, Fleetwood Town couldn’t muster any offence and Shrewsbury Town ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Fleetwood Town won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Harrison Biggins has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Fleetwood Town. Both Horton and Joseph Olowu have been the hottest scorers for Doncaster Rovers in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.