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Doncaster Rovers vs Burton Albion
4 Oct 2025, 12:30 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Thomas ParsonsLeague One 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Doncaster RoversMin
Burton Albion- ⚽
Matthew Pearson 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Jordan Gibson
Header
31′ - 33′
A. Hartridge
Yellowcard
Foul
- 46′⇄
K. Chauke
Substitution
Off: J. McKiernan
- 46′⇄
T. Shade
Substitution
Off: U. Godwin-Malife
- 46′⇄
Toby Sibbick
Substitution
Off: F. Delap
- 52′⇄
D. Williams
Substitution
Off: George Evans
- 69′⚽
T. Shade 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: C. Webster
Left foot shot
Joe Sbarra
Yellowcard
Time wasting
72′- ⇄
George Broadbent
Substitution
Off: Ben Close
75′ - ⇄
B. Hanlan
Substitution
Off: Jordan Gibson
75′ - ⇄
Toyosi Olusanya
Substitution
Off: Patrick McCarthy
75′ - ⇄
Oyindamola Ajayi
Substitution
Off: Joe Sbarra
76′ - ⇄
G. Middleton
Substitution
Off: Luke Molyneux
82′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.61 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.59 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.81 | |
| 75 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 82 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.88 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7.06 | |
| 76 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 75 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.00 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.84 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.40 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.27 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Doncaster Rovers
Latest: AFC Wimbledon · 1–2
Match stats
20 Sept 2025, 15:00 · Home vs AFC Wimbledon · 2025/2026
Burton Albion
Latest: Cardiff City · 1–0
Match stats
30 Sept 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Cardiff City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Doncaster Rovers’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Doncaster Rovers’s home games with Burton Albion’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Doncaster Rovers
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Burton Albion
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Doncaster Rovers
Burton Albion
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Doncaster Rovers
Burton Albion
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Doncaster Rovers
Burton Albion
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.