what has certainly been a tough campaign in League Two, Doncaster Rovers now find themselves in the midst of an improved run under the management of Grant McCann, having moved well clear of the threat of relegation in the last month.
The Yorkshire outfit won just eight of their first 29 matches in England’s fourth tier this term, collecting 29 points across those games, and after three straight defeats and a disappointing draw with strugglers Sutton United in early February, Rovers have since put five more victories and 17 points on the board in just eight further attempts.
After seeing off Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town and AFC Wimbledon in a four-match span, their momentum was briefly halted by a 3-1 loss away at Walsall and a 1-1 draw with Bradford City, but McCann’s men now return to action having again managed back-to-back three-point hauls.
They would return to winning ways in impressive fashion at home to promotion-chasing Crewe Alexandra, picking up a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Hakeeb Adelakun and Tommy Rowe, before most recently travelling to take on Swindon Town on Saturday and leaving with all three points from a 2-1 triumph, as Maxime Biamou and Adelakun had them two goals ahead inside the opening 30 minutes.
Having leapfrogged Swindon with that result and moved up to 18th spot, 13 points above the drop zone and just four behind Tranmere Rovers, Accrington Stanley and Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers will bid to continue their climb with a third straight league win on Saturday.
They meet a visiting side who do currently occupy a spot in the bottom two, 13 points worse off than McCann’s team, and who will bid to move out of the drop zone at the weekend.
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Steve Cotterill took the reins as Forest Green Rovers boss in late January, inheriting a side who sat well adrift of safety on just 17 points from 21 matches, and after enduring a slow start to his own tenure, he has been able to lead an improved survival bid in the last month.
In their last eight League Two outings since mid-February, the Green have picked up four victories, doubling their tally for the season, while putting 13 points on the board to close the gap to safety, and they were able to leap out of the bottom two thanks to back-to-back 2-0 victories over Walsall and Bradford City, with Christian Doidge netting both goals against the latter.
Then heading into the weekend with the aim of keeping themselves out of the drop zone, Cotterill’s men met basement side Sutton United in a true six-pointer at the New Lawn and came away empty-handed in disappointing fashion, suffering a 1-0 defeat as Josh Coley netted the only goal before the interval.
