- Home form: Donny have won two of their last two home games
- Away form: Wednesday are undefeated in all four away games in League One 2026/2027 (W3, D1)
- Odds: Sheffield Wednesday are a 2.7 favorite to beat Doncaster, who are 2.34
Two of the division’s best meet at the Eco-Power Stadium
Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday meet at the Eco-Power Stadium in a League One 2026-2027 match on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts are 17th in the standings with nine points from their first nine games, so there is still much work to be done to get them into the playoff picture. But Wednesday are sixth with 18 points from nine games, so they are already there or thereabouts.
And there is a marked difference between the two sides in the final third, where the visitors have the superior firepower.
Alfie May is Doncaster's top scorer in League One 2026/2027 with two goals in seven games, so he is Donny's sharpest edge at the moment, but Jamal Lowe, who has four in seven and two of The Owls' five goals in their last five matches, is the hottest finisher in the division at the moment.
Wednesday the sharper side, but Donny are dangerous at home
This is a classic transition battle where Wednesday's ceiling looks higher, but Donny's home record suggests they won't be blown away.
The Rovers have won one of their four home games in League One 2026/2027 (W1, D2, L1) and Wednesday have gone undefeated on the road with three wins and one draw from their four away trips.
- Grant McCann has Donny set up in a compact 4-2-3-1 that is a well-drilled, organised unit, able to transition quickly and a threat from set-pieces.
- Henrik Pedersen has Wednesday playing a front-foot 4-2-3-1 with a high line, plenty of vertical attacks and a pressing game to complement it.
Shrews can edge a cagey affair
Form and odds
Wednesday, who thumped AFC Wimbledon 5-0 in a league game last time out, will certainly have the confidence to take Donny down, but the 2.7 about the Owls is a little on the short side given the hosts are 2.34.
A draw at 3.3 is a live bet, but the better option is to take Sheffield Wednesday or Draw in the draw no bet line for what should be a cagey contest.
Defence and prediction
Donny have conceded just four goals at home in League One 2026/2027, an average of 1.00 per game, which is very good, but Wednesday have conceded only five away, an average of 1.25 and the results suggest they find a way to get it done.
Leon Ayinde has chipped in with two of Donny's five goals in their last five (W3, L2) and Sheffield Wednesday have the same number of goals in their record, so we'll take the visitors to just have enough to squeeze out a victory on Saturday.
