Given the quality throughout Doncaster Rovers' squad, particularly going forward, and the visitors' struggles on the road this term, we back the hosts to stake their claim for a return to the top three with a victory on home turf at the weekend.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Doncaster Rovers win with a probability of 44.99%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Doncaster Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Salford City win was 0-1 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.