Team News
Peter Ramage is the only doubt for The Reds after he went off early in the 2-0 win over Yeovil last weekend. If the centre half has recovered Danny Wilson is likely to go with an unchanged line-up.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
Mason Holgate
Peter Ramage
Jean-Yves Mvoto
George Smith
Ben Pearson
Conor Hourihane
Paul Digby
Alex Kiwomya
Leroy Lita
George Waring
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Doncaster results:
2/12/14 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 5) 1-1 Doncaster (Theo Robinson 52) (League One)
15/2/14 Doncaster (James Coppinger 45,55) 2-2 Barnsley (Nick Proschwitz 27,89) (Championship)
9/11/13 Barnsley 0-0 Doncaster (Championship)
2/1/12 Doncaster (James Hayter 14, Kyle Bennett 89) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
19/11/11 Barnsley (Craig Davies 30,64) 2-0 Doncaster (Championship)
25/4/11 Barnsley (Stephen Foster 69, Kieran Trippier 87) 2-2 Doncaster (Jason Euell 59,73 (Championship)
Overall Record:
Doncaster Wins: 25
Barnsley Wins: 23
Draws: 22
Doncaster Goals: 99
Barnsley Goals: 96
At Doncaster:
Doncaster Wins: 14
Barnsley Wins: 9
Draws: 11
Doncaster Goals: 53
Barnsley Goals: 40
First Met In League: Doncaster 0-1 Barnsley, Saturday 7th December 1901. (Division Two)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster, Saturday 28th November 1936 (Division Two) & Barnsley (Stephen Foster 54, Jamal Campbell-Ryce 60, Jon Macken 73, Iain Hume 87) 4-1 Doncaster (Brian Stock 11) Saturday 4th October 2008 (Championship)
Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 1-5 Doncaster, Friday 29th October 1965. (Division Four)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Craig Davies 30,64) 2-0 Doncaster, Saturday 19th November 2011. (Championship)
Last Away Win: Doncaster 0-2 Barnsley (Danny Haynes 54,67), Tuesday 25th January 2011. (Championship)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 5) 1-1 Doncaster, Tuesday 2nd December 2014. (League One)
Last Away Draw: Doncaster (James Coppinger 45,55) 2-2 Barnsley (Nick Proschwitz 27,89), Saturday 15th February 2014. (Championship)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Doncaster (James Coppinger 35), Saturday 27th March 2010. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Doncaster (James Hayter 14, Kyle Bennett 89) 2-0 Barnsley, Monday 2nd January 2012. (Championship)
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 15th February 2014.
Doncaster 2 2 Barnsley
Coppinger 45,55 Proschwitz 27,89
Doncaster:
Sam Johnstone, James Husband, Bongani Khumalo, Gabriel Tamas, Abdoulaye Meite, Dean Furman, Mark Duffy, Paul Keegan, James Coppinger, Chris Brown, Jordan Bowery (David Cotterill 78)
Unused substitutes:
Jonathan Maxted, Luke McCullough, Enda Stevens, Marc De Val Fernandez, Harry Forrester, Alex Peterson.
Manager: Paul Dickov.
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Peter Ramage, Tom Kennedy, Martin Cranie, Jack Hunt, Martin Woods (Paddy McCourt 80), Emmanuel Frimpong, Dale Jennings Paul Digby (Jim O’Brien 56), Nick Proschwitz, Chris O’Grady.
Unused substitutes:
Iain Turner, Lewin Nyatanga, Stephen Dawson, Liam Lawrence, Tomasz Cywka.
Manager: Danny Wilson.
Still at respective clubs:
Doncaster: 9 (Johnstone, Furman, Keegan, Coppinger, McCullough, Stevens, De Val Fernandez, Forrester, Petersen)
Barnsley: 5 (Ramage, Cranie, Jennings, Digby, Nyatanga)
Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):
Doncaster: 0- Paul Dickov has been in charge since May 2013.
Barnsley: 0- Danny Wilson has been in charge since December 2013.
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Doncaster:
13/1/15 Bristol City 2-0 Doncaster (FA Cup)
10/1/15 Oldham 2-2 Doncaster (Nathan Tyson, James Coppinger) (League One)
3/1/15 Doncaster (Lee McCullough) 1-1 Bristol City (FA Cup)
28/12/14 Peterborough 0-0 Doncaster (League One)
26/12/14 Doncaster (Andy Butler, Harry Forrester) 2-0 Coventry (League One)
20/12/14 Swindon 0-1 Doncaster (Theo Robinson) (League One)
W: 2 D: 3 L: 1 F: 6 A: 5 GD: +1 Points: 8
Barnsley:
10/1/15 Barnsley (George Waring, Conor Hourihane) 2-0 Yeovil (League One)
3/1/15 Barnsley 0-2 Middlesbrough (FA Cup)
26/12/14 Preston 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
20/12/14 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane, Devante Cole) 2-0 Leyton Orient (League One)
16/12/14 Chester 0-3 Barnsley (Kane Hemmings, Dale Jennings 2) (FA Cup)
13/12/14 Walsall 3-1 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga) (League One)
W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 8 A: 6 GD: +2 Points: 6 *one win in cup.
Doncaster last time out:
Marko Maresi, Luke McCullough, Andy Butler, Enda Stevens, Reece Wabara, Harry Forrester (Theo Robinson 62), Paul Keegan (Kyle Bennett 78), Ritchie Wellens, James Coppinger, Harry Middleton (Nathan Tyson 62), Curtis Main.
Unused Substitutes:
Jamie McCombe, De Val Fernandez, Liam Wakefield, Jack McLaren.
Interesting Stats
This is the first ever third tier meeting at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Barnsley have lost one of their five visits to this stadium, winning three.
However they have lost each of their last four games at Doncaster in the third tier.
Overall Barnsley have lost just one of the last six clashes but four of the last six have been drawn.
These sides drew both meetings last season and each of the last three clashes have ended in a stalemate.
This has been a fixture of twos in recent times. Last month’s 1-1 draw was only the second time in the last seven meetings that at least one side has not scored twice
To continue the two theme, this also seems to be a fixture for braces. James Coppinger, Nick Proschwitz, Craig Davies, Jason Euell and Danny Haynes have all notched two goals in the last seven duels.
The goal-less draw at Oakwell in November of last year is the only blank in the past 18 clashes, 50 goals have been scored during that time.
There have been three post 85th minute goals in the last six meetings.
Doncaster’s next goal will be their 100th v Barnsley; The Reds are four shy of a century v Rovers.
These two sides go into tomorrow’s game separated by two points and two places in the League One table.
Doncaster are unbeaten in their last four league matches, winning two and have lost just one of their last eight League One encounters.
They have failed to win any of their last four matches in all competitions, three of which have ended in draws.
Rovers have struggled to perform in front of their own supporters, having won just twice at the Keepmoat, only bottom side Yeovil have won less (1)
They have also only scored eight home goals in their 10 matches, again only Yeovil (5) have a worst home scoring record.
On the flip side they have only conceded 13 times in front of their own fans; only sides in the top six plus Fleetwood have a better defensive record at home.
This means with 21 goals, the Keepmoat Stadium have seen the least amount of goals in League One.
On This Day:
Doncaster:
Played: 10 Won: 4 Drawn: 4 Lost: 3 Scored: 18 Conceded: 24.
Last match on the 17th January: 2009. Southampton 1-2 Doncaster (Martin Woods, James Coppinger) Att: 15,837.
Last win: 2009
Last draw: 1981
Last defeat: 1998
STAT! – Doncaster have won their last two on this date, their only two victories in the last eight.
Barnsley:
Played: 14 Won: 7 Drawn: 2 Lost: 5 Scored: 28 Conceded: 22.
Last match on the 17th January: 2009. Norwich 4-0 Barnsley. Att: 24,685.
Last win: 1998
Last draw: 2004
Last defeat: 2009
STAT! – Barnsley have lost each of their last two on this date but had won three out of four before this,
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Other Fixtures:
Friday 16th January 2015:
7:45pm:
Preston v Leyton Orient
Saturday 17th January 2015:
3pm:
Colchester v Walsall
Fleetwood v Oldham
Gillingham v Coventry
MK Dons v Sheffield United
Notts County v Crewe
Port Vale v Peterborough
Rochdale v Crawley
Scunthorpe v Bristol City
Swindon v Chesterfield
Yeovil v Bradford