Doncaster v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Doncaster 4–1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:00 BST · The Keepmoat Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Doncaster 4–1 Bristol Rovers — Doncaster won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Doncaster beat Bristol Rovers 4–1 at The Keepmoat Stadium in League One on Saturday 26 September. Doncaster have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Doncaster led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Doncaster: Joe Wright (23’), Madger Antonio (30’), T. Richards (57’) and J. Taylor (62’, assisted by Tyreece John-Jules); Bristol Rovers: Luke Leahy (32’, assisted by Z. Westbrooke).

Discipline

The bookings — Doncaster: Reece James (16’) and Benjamin Whiteman (24’); Bristol Rovers: C. Harries (22’), M. Ehmer (29’) and David Tutonda (86’).

What it changes

Doncaster have scored 63 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Doncaster have conceded 67 goals, the 10th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Bristol Rovers have scored 40 goals, the fewest of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Bristol Rovers have conceded 70 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Doncaster are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Bristol Rovers are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Taylor (Doncaster) 10.3, T. Richards (Doncaster) 7.3 and Madger Antonio (Doncaster) 7.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Doncaster are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Next up

Doncaster next travel to Kidderminster Harriers on 7 November 2026.

Bristol Rovers next host Cambridge United on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Doncaster: Kidderminster Harriers v Doncaster, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Doncaster 4–1 Bristol Rovers · League One
Venue: The Keepmoat Stadium · Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Referee: T. Kettle
Head-to-head (last 6): Doncaster 5 · draws 0 · Bristol Rovers 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Doncaster 3W 1D 1L · Bristol Rovers 1W 1D 3L

Doncaster 4–1 Bristol Rovers (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.83 / 3.67

Corners

against 6 / 6.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.5 / 2.17

Shots on target

against 3.83 / 5.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 2

Cards

against 1.17 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 19 September 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Doncaster for / against	Line	Bristol Rovers for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.83 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 6.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.67 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.17 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 14.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5

Doncaster

Doncaster Goalkeeper

Doncaster — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Bursik	3	90270 min	113.7 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90

Doncaster — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bursik n 3	90	3.7 3/2

Doncaster Defensive

Doncaster — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Halliday	3	90270 min	165.3 /90	20.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	268.7 /90	62 /90	10.3 /90
J. Wright	3	90270 min	41.3 /90	20.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	217 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
T. Anderson	3	90270 min	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	not recorded in League Cup	155 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
R. James	2	84167 min	21.1 /90	52.7 /90	not recorded in League Cup	31.6 /90	31.6 /90	10.5 /90
C. John	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	not recorded in League Cup	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Doncaster — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Halliday n 8	90	1.1 6/2	1.9 7/4	J. Grant
J. Wright n 8	90	1.1 5/3	1.9 7/4	J. Grant
Madger Antonio n 8	79.4	1 5/2	0.3 2/0	J. Mitchell-Lawson
T. Anderson n 8	90	0.9 5/1	0.4 2/1	A. Kilgour
J. Bursik n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
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Doncaster — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Halliday n 8	90	3.4 7/7
Madger Antonio n 8	79.4	3 7/6
T. Anderson n 8	90	1.4 6/4
J. Wright n 8	90	1 6/2
T. Richards n 3	81.7	4.8 3/3
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Doncaster Attacking

Doncaster — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. John-Jules	2	84168 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	42.1 /90	21.1 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
F. Okenabirhie	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Madger Antonio	3	90270 min	31 /90	00 /90	62 /90	31 /90	31 /90	51.7 /90
J. Taylor	3	82245 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	10.4 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90
T. Richards	3	82245 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	31.1 /90	20.7 /90
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Doncaster — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Madger Antonio n 8	79.4	1 4/2	0.4 3/0
T. Anderson n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Wright n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
B. Halliday n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Bursik n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Doncaster — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Madger Antonio n 8	79.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
B. Halliday n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Anderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Wright n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Bursik n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers Goalkeeper

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Jaakkola	2	90180 min	94.5 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
J. van Stappershoef	1	9090 min	77 /90	33 /90	00 /90

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	3.8 7/6
J. van Stappershoef n 7	88.3	2.8 4/3

Bristol Rovers Defensive

Bristol Rovers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Kilgour	3	90270 min	41.3 /90	41.3 /90	not recorded in League One	113.7 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
M. Ehmer	3	90270 min	10.3 /90	31 /90	not recorded in League One	134.3 /90	82.7 /90	00 /90
C. Harries	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	21 /90	not recorded in League One	63 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
J. Baldwin	1	6767 min	00 /90	00 /90	not recorded in League One	22.7 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90
J. Hare	1	2323 min	13.9 /90	13.9 /90	not recorded in League One	13.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Ehmer n 3	90	2.7 3/2	0.7 1/1	—
J. Grant n 3	90	2.3 3/3	0 0/0	J. Wright
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.5 4/0	T. Anderson
Z. Westbrooke n 3	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0	—
J. Mitchell-Lawson n 8	82	1 4/2	3.3 8/8	Madger Antonio
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Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Grant n 3	90	1.7 3/2
Z. Westbrooke n 3	90	1 2/1
A. Kilgour n 8	90	1 6/2
M. Ehmer n 3	90	0.3 1/0
J. Mitchell-Lawson n 8	82	0.8 4/2
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Bristol Rovers Attacking

Bristol Rovers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Mitchell-Lawson	3	86258 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	51.7 /90
J. Ayunga	3	3296 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90
S. Nicholson	2	79157 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	21.1 /90	31.7 /90
B. Hanlan	2	65129 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	21.4 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90
J. Grant	3	90270 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
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Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Grant n 3	90	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Westbrooke n 3	90	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
M. Ehmer n 3	90	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Mitchell-Lawson n 8	82	0.7 3/1	0.1 1/0
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Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 19 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Grant n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Westbrooke n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Ehmer n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Mitchell-Lawson n 8	82	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Doncaster		Bristol Rovers
47%	Possession	53%
20	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	1
10	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	4
11	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	2
15	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	3
396	Passes	432
78%	Pass accuracy	78%

Doncaster Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bursik	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Halliday	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Wright	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
T. Anderson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
R. James	90	0	0	2	1	2	2	Y	7.3
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	5	0	0	1	Y	7.7
Madger Antonio	90	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.9
T. John-Jules	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Taylor	87	1	0	2	1	4	3	0	8
T. Richards	72	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
J. Lokilo	45	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Coppinger sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. John sub	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
F. Okenabirhie sub	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3

Bristol Rovers Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Kilgour	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
M. Ehmer	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	5.9
C. Harries	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.6
J. Grant	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Z. Westbrooke	90	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	7.7
L. McCormick	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Hanlan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Leahy	79	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	6
J. Daly	74	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Mitchell-Lawson	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Ayunga sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Z. Walker sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Tutonda sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Doncaster v Bristol Rovers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

DoncasterWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Bristol RoversLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Doncaster 5 · 0 draws · Bristol Rovers 1 · 3 goals/game

2020-01-11 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Doncaster
2019-10-19 Doncaster 2–0 Bristol Rovers
2019-03-26 Doncaster 4–1 Bristol Rovers
2018-12-08 Bristol Rovers 0–4 Doncaster
2018-01-27 Doncaster 1–3 Bristol Rovers
2017-12-23 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Doncaster

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Doncaster#14 pos64 pts46 pl-4 GD

Bristol Rovers#24 pos38 pts46 pl-30 GD

Goals per game

Doncaster scored1.37

Bristol Rovers scored0.87

Doncaster conceded1.46

Bristol Rovers conceded1.52

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What is the head-to-head record between Doncaster and Bristol Rovers?: In their last 6 meetings, Doncaster won 5, Bristol Rovers won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Doncaster and Bristol Rovers?: Recent form — Doncaster 3W 1D 1L; Bristol Rovers 1W 1D 3L.

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