AFC Wimbledon vs Doncaster Rovers prediction, odds and how to watch

Middlesbrough were comfortable and controlled throughout at the Keepmoat, winning 3-1 with a performance that revealed clear tactical superiority. The scoreline tells the story, but the detail behind it tells you far more.

The scoreline said stalemate, but the statistics and structure underneath this South Yorkshire derby told a different story about two sides with real problems to solve in the early weeks of the League One season.

Doncaster Rovers have won just once in their last five League One matches and Oxford United arrive at the Keepmoat with goals in their boots. Something has to give.

Cambridge United have not kept a clean sheet in their last three League One matches, and AFC Wimbledon have scored just three goals in their last ten. Saturday's game at the Abbey Stadium is a collision between two teams with serious problems to solve.

Peterborough United host Doncaster Rovers at London Road on Saturday, with both sides carrying contradictory signals from a short but revealing start to the League One season. The game plan from both benches will tell us a great deal about where these clubs are heading.

AFC Wimbledon arrive at this south London derby carrying the weight of one of League One's most alarming defensive records. Milton Keynes Dons, steady if unspectacular in the early weeks, offer a searching examination of whether the hosts can arrest a collapse that has been building all season.

AFC Wimbledon host Doncaster Rovers on Saturday carrying the weight of a dismal home record and a defence that has shipped 12 goals in five home matches. Doncaster arrive with their own questions to answer, but the structural evidence points clearly in one direction.