Doncaster vs Barnsley

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🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Eco-Power Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Drysdale 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Doncaster 14 · Barnsley 15
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.23
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.23
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 38%
Draws 38%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Doncaster outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Doncaster (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32
Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 36
Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.13
1.17
GF
1.26
1.39
GA
1.57
43%
O2.5
61%
57%
BTTS
65%
61%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Doncaster rank14th
Barnsley rank15th
Doncaster points60
Barnsley points59
Doncaster: #14 · 60 pts · GD -19
31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barnsley: #15 · 59 pts · GD -5
32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Doncaster last 5 home

D L W L W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals3-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barnsley last 5 away

W L L D W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals5-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Doncaster trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Doncaster score at home83%
Doncaster clean sheet at home26%
Barnsley score away74%
Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Doncaster score first61%
Doncaster win after scoring first50%
Barnsley score first39%
Barnsley win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Doncaster 17% · Barnsley 42%
Avg first goal minute: Doncaster 34.9' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Doncaster score at home1.17 vs 1.48
Doncaster concede at home1.39 vs 1.15
Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15
Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Doncaster score 21% below league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.
Defensive side: Doncaster are 21% above league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Doncaster goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2

Barnsley goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
18
10
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
5
11
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
351
324
Passes Accurate
260
232
Passes %
74%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Vimal Yoganathan
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cleary
38' ⚽
⚽
38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
L. Molyneux
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Sharp
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Grehan
1st substitution · For: T. Nixon
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Rooney
1st substitution · For: N. Ogbeta
55'
55' Vimal Yoganathan
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ D. McGoldrick
2nd substitution · For: D. Keillor-Dunn
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
D. Keillor-Dunn
Normal Goal · Assist: Patrick Kelly
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ J. Gibson
2nd substitution · For: G. Middleton
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ H. Clifton
3rd substitution · For: R. Gotts
75'
75' M. Roberts
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Pearson
4th substitution · For: B. Hanlan
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Vimal Yoganathan
3rd substitution · For: N. Farrugia
88'
88' L. Connell
90+5'
90+5' T. Nixon

Doncaster vs Barnsley 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barnsley beat Doncaster 2-1 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Darren Drysdale. It was played at Eco-Power Stadium.

First half: Barnsley took the lead at 33' when Vimal Yoganathan scored, with the assist credited to R. Cleary, making the score 0-1. Doncaster leveled the score at 38' when L. Molyneux scored, with the assist credited to B. Sharp, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Doncaster made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Grehan replacing T. Nixon. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Rooney replacing N. Ogbeta. Vimal Yoganathan received a yellow card for Barnsley at 55'. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 62', with D. McGoldrick replacing D. Keillor-Dunn. Barnsley took the lead at 68' when D. Keillor-Dunn scored, with the assist credited to Patrick Kelly, making the score 1-2. Doncaster made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Gibson replacing G. Middleton. Doncaster made their 3rd substitution at 73', with H. Clifton replacing R. Gotts. M. Roberts received a yellow card for Barnsley at 75'. Doncaster made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Pearson replacing B. Hanlan. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Vimal Yoganathan replacing N. Farrugia. L. Connell received a yellow card for Barnsley at 88'. T. Nixon received a yellow card for Doncaster at 90+5'.

Doncaster used 4 substitutions while Barnsley used 3 substitutions. Doncaster got 1 yellow card, while Barnsley got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Doncaster outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Doncaster vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season