Doncaster vs Bradford

Doncaster

3 - 1

Bradford

🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Eco-Power Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Chilowicz 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Doncaster 14 · Bradford 4

Referee Stats

Alex Chilowicz

14 matches · 3.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.07
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	21%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Doncaster outshot their opponent (15-7).
Bradford controlled possession (59%).
Doncaster had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Doncaster (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bradford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-11

Goals For / Against

26 / 35

Avg: 1.08 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.08

1.39

1.46

43%

O2.5

65%

57%

BTTS

65%

61%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Doncaster rank14th

Bradford rank4th

Doncaster points60

Bradford points77

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.

Bradford: #4 · 77 pts · GD +7

14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-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.

Bradford last 5 away

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-8

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%

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Doncaster score at home83%

Doncaster clean sheet at home26%

Bradford score away74%

Bradford clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Doncaster score first61%

Doncaster win after scoring first50%

Bradford score first39%

Bradford win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Doncaster 17% · Bradford 36%

Avg first goal minute: Doncaster 34.9' · Bradford 33.2'

Vs league average

Doncaster score at home1.17 vs 1.48

Doncaster concede at home1.39 vs 1.15

Bradford score away1.08 vs 1.15

Bradford concede away1.46 vs 1.48

Doncaster score 21% below league average, while Bradford score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Doncaster are 21% above league average at home, and Bradford are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.50 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

Bradford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

291

410

Passes Accurate

187

301

Passes %

64%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Molyneux

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gibson

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

W. Swan

Normal Goal

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Gibson

Normal Goal

44'

44' C. Tilt

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

B. Sharp

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Maxwell

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Wright

1st substitution · For: S. Humphrys

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Pointon

2nd substitution · For: T. Wright

53'

53' T. Wright

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Baldwin

3rd substitution · For: B. Halliday

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Sarcevic

4th substitution · For: N. Powell

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Gibson

1st substitution · For: G. Middleton

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Molyneux

2nd substitution · For: D. Ajayi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Sharp

3rd substitution · For: T. Olusanya

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Clifton

4th substitution · For: B. Close

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Leigh

5th substitution · For: A. Pattison

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Maxwell

5th substitution · For: J. Senior

Doncaster vs Bradford 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Doncaster beat Bradford 3-1 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz. It was played at Eco-Power Stadium.

First half: Doncaster took an early lead at 6' when L. Molyneux scored, with the assist credited to J. Gibson, making the score 1-0. Bradford leveled the score at 12' when W. Swan scored, making the score 1-1. Doncaster took the lead at 22' when J. Gibson scored, making the score 2-1. C. Tilt received a yellow card for Bradford at 44'. Doncaster extended the lead at 45' when B. Sharp scored, with the assist credited to J. Maxwell, making the score 3-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Bradford made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Wright replacing S. Humphrys. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Pointon replacing T. Wright. T. Wright received a yellow card for Bradford at 53'. Bradford made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Baldwin replacing B. Halliday. Bradford made their 4th substitution at 68', with A. Sarcevic replacing N. Powell. Doncaster made their 1st substitution at 73', with J. Gibson replacing G. Middleton. Doncaster made their 2nd substitution at 81', with L. Molyneux replacing D. Ajayi. Doncaster made their 3rd substitution at 81', with B. Sharp replacing T. Olusanya. Doncaster made their 4th substitution at 81', with H. Clifton replacing B. Close. Bradford made their 5th substitution at 81', with T. Leigh replacing A. Pattison. Doncaster made their 5th substitution at 86', with J. Maxwell replacing J. Senior.

Doncaster used 5 substitutions while Bradford used 5 substitutions. Bradford got 2 yellow cards.