Exeter City vs Doncaster

3 - 0
🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Dale 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Exeter City 21 · Doncaster 14
Referee Stats
2 matches · 1.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Doncaster outshot their opponent (13-18).
  • Doncaster controlled possession (61%).
  • Doncaster had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7
Doncaster (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 37
Avg: 1.00 / 1.61

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.17
1.30
GF
1.00
1.26
GA
1.61
48%
O2.5
57%
39%
BTTS
43%
35%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st
Doncaster rank14th
Exeter City points49
Doncaster points60
Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9
42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
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.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-9
Record1-2-2
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 last 5 away

W W L W D
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals7-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Doncaster trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%
Exeter City clean sheet at home39%
Doncaster score away57%
Doncaster clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%
Exeter City win after scoring first100%
Doncaster score first39%
Doncaster win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Doncaster 18%
Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Doncaster 49.4'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48
Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15
Doncaster score away1.00 vs 1.15
Doncaster concede away1.61 vs 1.48
Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Doncaster score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Doncaster are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 1

Doncaster goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
8
Total Shots
13
18
Shots off Goal
2
7
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
4
9
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
8
1
Total Passes
243
382
Passes Accurate
140
295
Passes %
58%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20'
20' J. Wareham
29'
29' N. Byrne
1st substitution · For: J. Sterry
37'
37' M. Pearson
2nd substitution · For: E. Lee
42'
42' Goal · 1-0
J. Wareham
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cole
63'
63' E. Brierley
1st substitution · For: R. Rydel
63'
63' Carlos Gomes
2nd substitution · For: J. Magennis
69'
69' G. Middleton
3rd substitution · For: H. Adelakun
69'
69' B. Close
4th substitution · For: J. McGrath
69'
69' H. Clifton
5th substitution · For: J. Gibson
69'
69' Goal · 2-0
J. Magennis
Normal Goal
74'
74' E. James
3rd substitution · For: L. Woodhouse
74'
74' R. Cole
4th substitution · For: J. Aitchison
84'
84' Goal · 3-0
J. Wareham
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Woodhouse
89'
89' C. Cummins
5th substitution · For: K. McDonald

Exeter City vs Doncaster 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Doncaster 3-0 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Alan Dale. It was played at St James Park.

First half: J. Wareham received a yellow card for Exeter City at 20'. Doncaster made their 1st substitution at 29', with N. Byrne replacing J. Sterry. Doncaster made their 2nd substitution at 37', with M. Pearson replacing E. Lee. Exeter City took the lead at 42' when J. Wareham scored, with the assist credited to R. Cole, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 63', with E. Brierley replacing R. Rydel. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Carlos Gomes replacing J. Magennis. Doncaster made their 3rd substitution at 69', with G. Middleton replacing H. Adelakun. Doncaster made their 4th substitution at 69', with B. Close replacing J. McGrath. Doncaster made their 5th substitution at 69', with H. Clifton replacing J. Gibson. Exeter City extended the lead at 69' when J. Magennis scored, making the score 2-0. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with E. James replacing L. Woodhouse. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 74', with R. Cole replacing J. Aitchison. Exeter City extended the lead at 84' when J. Wareham scored, with the assist credited to L. Woodhouse, making the score 3-0. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 89', with C. Cummins replacing K. McDonald.

Exeter City used 5 substitutions while Doncaster used 5 substitutions. Exeter City got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Doncaster outshot their opponent (13-18).
  • Doncaster controlled possession (61%).
  • Doncaster had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Exeter City vs Doncaster Head-to-Head History by Season