Doncaster Rovers vs Leyton Orient prediction
Our breakdown
Doncaster sit 20th in the League One, on 12 points from 13 games played. Leyton Orient sit 14th with 17 points from 13 games, 5 points ahead.
Doncaster's last 6 games brought 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats, with 6 scored and 13 conceded. Leyton Orient's last 6 games brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, scoring 6 and conceding 5.
This season, 54% of Doncaster matches saw both teams score, and 46% had more than 2.5 goals. For Leyton Orient, the numbers are 38% and 46%. Doncaster average 1.06 expected goals per game and 1.60 allowed; Leyton Orient average 1.22 and 1.52 allowed.
Since August 2024, our results show 2 meetings: Doncaster took 1 win, Leyton Orient took 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent meeting, played on Tuesday 27 January 2026, ended with Doncaster 3-0 Leyton Orient.
With expected goals at 1.34 for Doncaster and 1.41 for Leyton Orient, the model rates a Leyton Orient win as likeliest at 38% (Doncaster 35%, the draw 27%).
Score prediction: Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Leyton Orient. 1-1 is the most likely exact score at 12.8%; inside our favored result, 1-2 comes out on top.
Stats for Doncaster v Leyton Orient
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.00 | 1.20 |
| Goals conceded a game | 2.60 | 0.60 |
| Both teams scored | 60% | 20% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 40% |
| Clean sheets | 20% | 60% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.6 / 5.2 | 3.8 / 8.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| xG for / against | 0.74 / 2.46 | 1.61 / 1.29 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 13 | 13 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.08 | 1.46 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.69 | 1.08 |
| Both teams scored | 54% | 38% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 46% | 46% |
| Clean sheets | 31% | 46% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.0 / 6.2 | 3.8 / 7.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| xG for / against | 1.06 / 1.60 | 1.22 / 1.52 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 6 | 6 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.00 | 1.50 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.00 | 0.67 |
| Both teams scored | 33% | 33% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 17% | 33% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 50% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.8 / 6.0 | 3.5 / 6.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| xG for / against | 1.14 / 1.53 | 1.16 / 1.32 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 2 | 2 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.50 | 2.00 |
| Goals conceded a game | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Both teams scored | 0% | 0% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 100% | 100% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 50% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.0 / 3.5 | 3.5 / 4.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.5 | 2.0 |
Fair prices for each market
| Match result | Doncaster win | 35% | 15/8 |
| Draw | 27% | 11/4 | |
| Leyton Orient win | 38% | 13/8 | |
| Double chance | Doncaster or draw | 62% | 8/13 |
| Leyton Orient or draw | 65% | 8/15 | |
| Draw no bet | Doncaster | 48% | 11/10 |
| Leyton Orient | 52% | 10/11 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 57% | 4/5 |
| No | 43% | 5/4 | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 77% | 3/10 |
| Over 2.5 | 52% | 10/11 | |
| Under 2.5 | 48% | 11/10 | |
| Over 3.5 | 30% | 9/4 | |
| Result and BTTS | Doncaster and yes | 18% | 9/2 |
| Draw and yes | 20% | 4/1 | |
| Leyton Orient and yes | 19% | 9/2 | |
| Result and goals | Doncaster and over 2.5 | 21% | 7/2 |
| Leyton Orient and over 2.5 | 23% | 10/3 | |
| Doncaster and under 2.5 | 14% | 13/2 | |
| Leyton Orient and under 2.5 | 15% | 6/1 | |
| Half time / full time | Leyton Orient / Leyton Orient | 23% | 10/3 |
| Doncaster / Doncaster | 21% | 4/1 | |
| Draw / Draw | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Draw / Leyton Orient | 14% | 13/2 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 57% | 8/11 |
| Over 10.5 | 46% | 6/5 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 50% | evens |
| Over 4.5 | 34% | 2/1 |
A fair price equals 1 divided by our chance. Our feed doesn't yet show UK bookmaker prices for this match. They usually appear on football-data.co.uk either two or three days before the game starts.
Team line-ups we predict
Doncaster 4-2-3-1
- Simkin, Tommy.GK
- Sterry, Jamie.DEF
- Senior, Jack.DEF
- Broadbent, George.MID
- Grehan, Sean.DEF
- Byrne, Neill.DEF
- Thomas, Jordan.MID
- Bailey, Owen.MID
- May, Alfie.FWD
- Hutchinson, Isaac.MID
- Ayinde, Leon.MID
Sat 31 Oct saw them start at MK Dons.
Leyton Orient 4-2-3-1
- Baxter, Nathan.GK
- Stevens, Fin.DEF
- Boniface, Somtochukwu.DEF
- Gilbert, Alex.MID
- Edmonds-Green, Rarmani.DEF
- Gilchrist, Alfie.DEF
- Connolly, Aaron.MID
- El Mizouni, Idris.MID
- Kabia, Jaze.FWD
- O'Neill, Oliver.MID
- Dobra, Armando.MID
They started Sat 31 Oct against Cambridge.
ESPN provides the starting elevens from other clubs' latest matches. Once the teams are named, ESPN's confirmed lineups replace these about an hour before kick-off.
Chances for each correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 1 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Scoring times
Game totals: Doncaster, 15; Leyton Orient, 16. This season's scoring minutes come from ESPN match events.
Cards and corners
- Expected corners: 10.4 total, split as Doncaster 5.2 and Leyton Orient 5.2, with the league at 10.4.
- Yellow cards expected: 3.8, compared with a league figure of 3.7.
Form in recent matches
Doncaster Rovers
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Milton Keynes Dons | 1-6 | L |
| Tue 27 Oct | at Luton | 1-3 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Stockport | 0-2 | L |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Leicester | 1-2 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Burton | 1-0 | W |
In the scores, Doncaster is listed first.
Leyton Orient
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | v Cambridge | 3-0 | W |
| Sat 24 Oct | at Burton | 1-2 | L |
| Wed 21 Oct | at Reading | 0-1 | L |
| Sat 17 Oct | v Blackpool | 2-0 | W |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Bradford | 0-0 | D |
| Sat 3 Oct | v Plymouth | 0-2 | L |
In the scores, Leyton Orient is listed first.
Head to head
| Date | Competition | Result | Half time | Corners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 27 Jan 2026 | League One | Doncaster 3-0 Leyton Orient | 2-0 | 6 |
| Sat 11 Oct 2025 | League One | Leyton Orient 4-0 Doncaster | 2-0 | 9 |
League One table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +2 | 18 | |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 18 | |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | +5 | 17 | |
| 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 17 | |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 16 | |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 | |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 13 | |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 12 | |
| 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 11 | |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 10 |
These standings come from ESPN and are current as of Wednesday 4 November.