Doncaster 🆚 Rochdale Match Preview

In this thread I will be previewing the #DRFC vs #RAFC game & giving an analysis of Dale opponents Doncaster, focusing on:

• Form , League Position , Home / Away Record
• Play Style
• Weaknesses
• Key Players
• Team News
🔴Doncaster Form , League Position & Home Record👇

🔥 The Inform Team in L1!

4️⃣ Position - Win their 2 games in hand they go top!

🏡 Very Good at Home - Only Lost 2 Games at Home!

📸 The 2 Pics below analyse #DRFC Form, League Position and Home Record👇 https://twitter.com/playmaker_en/status/1325828003948077058
🔵 Rochdale Form , League Position & Away Record👇

🤷‍♂️ Very Unpredictable - Most Entertaining Team in England?

1️⃣8️⃣ Position in the League

🅰️ Better Away Record- 4 of our 5 Wins have been Away

📸 The 2 Pics below analyse #RAFC Form, League Position and Away Record👇 https://twitter.com/playmaker_en/status/1351241319268700174
🔴Doncaster Play Style👇

🌟 Attacking Fast Possession Based Football (Check Vid Below👇)

🎯 Very Accurate in Possession

⚽️ Free Scoring - Highest Scorers in L1

📸 The Pic below will give you an insight to #DRFC Style of Play👇 https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/1340600720450568193
📊 @experimental361 & @d3d4football graphs shows how much of a threat this Doncaster Attack is! - Like to Shoot! (Pic 1 & 2)

📊 @d3d4football 2nd graph also shows that #DRFC have been quite strong defensively as well (Only 3 Teams have a lower xG Against them) (Pic 3)
🔴Doncaster Weaknesses🔵👇

🍀 Their Defence will give you a chance

🚌 Struggle to break down a team in a Low Block

🎯 Target #DRFC Right side of Defence - (Check Vids below)

📸 In the Pic below it will look at #DRFC Weaknesses and Areas where #RAFC can Exploit👇
📹 This vid & the vid in the next tweet show how Plymouth found success at targeting Doncaster right side 👇

2️⃣of Plymouth goals came from down the Doncaster right side!
📹 Kwadwo Baah could cause them some problems if he gets in a one v one situation with their right back👇
🔴 Doncaster Key Players👇

#DRFC Squad is full of very talented L1 & above standard players.

The 3 players I feel are key to Doncaster are:

1️⃣ Taylor Richards 🎯
2️⃣ Fejiri Okenabirhie⚽️
3️⃣ Ellery Balcombe 🧤

2 other special mention are their 2 CB Tom Anderson & Andy Butler⛔️
🔴Taylor Richards 🎯

🌟 Serious Talent!

💨 Explosive Forward Thinking Player

🎯 Vision to unlock Defences

💪 Calm , Compose , Powerful

⛔️ Strong Defensively

📹 Check the vid below 👇

📸 The Pic below gives a little analysis of Taylor Richards 👇

#DRFC #TaylorRichards https://twitter.com/f0cusplayer/status/1348362417869365250
📸 @Blades_analytic pic gives a detailed Analysis of him👇

📹A vid of him showing he can do the defensive side of the game👇

🔢Taylor Richards Stats vs MK Dons: ( @AlbionAnalytics)👇

90 minutes played
38 touches
1/2 dribbles
1/2 crosses
3 fouls won
4 interceptions
7/8 tackles https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/1305068704435023874
📹 A video of him again showing his ability to run with the ball & showing he has a strike in him to👇

👀 Definitely a player to watch out for in the future. In the meantime Dale will have to make sure he is not given too much space to be allowed to carry the ball up the pitch. https://twitter.com/questtv/status/1340371320408662023
🔴Fejiri Okenabirhie ⚽️👇

💨💪 Pacy Powerful Attacker

⚽️ Scored a brace in his last game

💨 Likes to play on the shoulder of defences (Check Vid👇)

🧑‍🦲🦶 Good in the air & with his feet

📸 The Pic below gives a little analysis of Fejiri Okenabirhie 👇

#DRFC #Fejiri https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/1350608780921167874
📹A vid showing if given a chance he knows where the net is👇 https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/1318914944260329472
Ellery Balcombe🧤👇

👍 Impressive First 2 Games

🧤 Got all of the Attributes to become a Top Class GK

🤩 Incredible vs Blackburn on his debut (Check Vid Below👇)

❓ Will he keep free scoring Dale out?

📸 The Pic below gives a little analysis of Ellery Balcombe 👇
📹His incredible double save vs Blackburn in the FA Cup on his debut 👇

It was a very impressive debut from him! https://twitter.com/thgkblog/status/1347947027603271680
🔴 Doncaster Team News👇

🤩 Very Talented Squad - Great Recruitment!

🤕 Quite a few key player missing through injury

🆕 Signings - Balcombe & Simoes

📸 In the 2 Pics below it will give you #DRFC team news & give you my Prediction for their team 👇
🔵 Rochdale Team News👇

🤕 O’Connell & Ryan Injured!

🟥 McNulty is suspended!

🤞 Hopefully McShane is fit to replace McNulty

🔁 I expect McLaughlin to replace McNulty

📸 In the 2 Pics below it will give you #RAFC team news & give you my prediction for the team👇
To conclude the thread ...

It’s 2 of the highest scoring teams coming up against each other but 1 team can defend the other can’t - Guess the one that can’t defend?

Doncaster are on good form & are looking serious promotion contenders.

Dale have a injury crisis in defence ...
which is going to make a tricky game already even trickier.

I would snatch a point of your hand right now if it was offered!

I’m expecting Dale to put up a fight but feel Doncaster will just edge it - 3️⃣-2️⃣ win! - Hopefully I’m wrong (It is a Tuesday night😉)
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Some sources I have used:

@WhoScored
@SofaScoreINT
WyseScout
@experimental361
@AlbionAnalytics
@Blades_analytic
@d3d4football
@F0cusPlayer
@playmaker_EN
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