In this week 24 match on Dec 27th, Sunderland will travel to Doncaster to battle Doncaster Rovers in a clash of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Doncaster Rovers recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Shrewsbury Town. Joseph Olowu scored the first goal for Doncaster Rovers in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Shrewsbury Town was frustrated by Doncaster Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Doncaster Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Doncaster Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while sunderland is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town. James Norwood scored the first goal for Ipswich Town in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Nathan Broadhead tied it up for Sunderland in the 50th minute on a feed from Neill earning Sunderland at least a draw. Sunderland is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sunderland won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Nathan Broadhead has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Sunderland. Branden Horton has been the most prolific scorer on Doncaster Rovers in his last five matches with two goals.