Northampton vs Doncaster

Northampton

1 - 3

Doncaster

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Sixfields Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Dale Baines 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 44

Regular Season Table

Northampton 24 · Doncaster 14

Referee Stats

Dale Baines

3 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Doncaster outshot their opponent (7-19).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Doncaster had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Northampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

23 / 31

Avg: 1.00 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Doncaster (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 37

Avg: 1.00 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

0.96

PPG

1.17

1.00

1.35

1.61

43%

O2.5

57%

52%

BTTS

43%

39%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Northampton rank24th

Doncaster rank14th

Northampton points35

Doncaster points60

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 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.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Northampton last 5 home

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-12

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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.

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

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

Northampton score at home65%

Northampton clean sheet at home22%

Doncaster score away57%

Doncaster clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Northampton score first39%

Northampton win after scoring first56%

Doncaster score first39%

Doncaster win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Northampton 8% · Doncaster 18%

Avg first goal minute: Northampton 31.3' · Doncaster 49.4'

Vs league average

Northampton score at home1.00 vs 1.48

Northampton concede at home1.35 vs 1.15

Doncaster score away1.00 vs 1.15

Doncaster concede away1.61 vs 1.48

Northampton score 32% below league average, while Doncaster score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Northampton are 17% above league average at home, and Doncaster are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Northampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

380

334

Passes Accurate

288

251

Passes %

76%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45'

45' J. Burroughs

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Lee

Normal Goal

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

H. Adelakun

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Bailey

59'

59' D. Campbell

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Eaves

1st substitution · For: E. List

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Jacobs

2nd substitution · For: J. Evans

69'

69' N. Guinness-Walker

69'

69' T. Lo-Tutala

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Burroughs

3rd substitution · For: C. McCarthy

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Guinness-Walker

4th substitution · For: Kyle James McAdam

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Campbell

5th substitution · For: K. Simon-Swyer

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Clifton

1st substitution · For: G. Broadbent

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. Molyneux

2nd substitution · For: J. Gibson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Lee

3rd substitution · For: B. Hanlan

86'

86' J. Evans

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ H. Adelakun

4th substitution · For: B. Close

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

G. Broadbent

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Hanlan

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

C. McGeehan

Normal Goal

90+1'

90+1' E. List

90+5'

90+5' R. Gotts

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

Doncaster beat Northampton 3-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Dale Baines. It was played at Sixfields Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Burroughs received a yellow card for Northampton at 45'.

Second half: Doncaster took the lead at 50' when E. Lee scored, making the score 0-1. Doncaster extended the lead at 57' when H. Adelakun scored, with the assist credited to O. Bailey, making the score 0-2. D. Campbell received a yellow card for Northampton at 59'. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 64', with T. Eaves replacing E. List. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Jacobs replacing J. Evans. N. Guinness-Walker received a yellow card for Northampton at 69'. T. Lo-Tutala received a yellow card for Doncaster at 69'. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Burroughs replacing C. McCarthy. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 73', with N. Guinness-Walker replacing Kyle James McAdam. Northampton made their 5th substitution at 73', with D. Campbell replacing K. Simon-Swyer. Doncaster made their 1st substitution at 75', with H. Clifton replacing G. Broadbent. Doncaster made their 2nd substitution at 82', with L. Molyneux replacing J. Gibson. Doncaster made their 3rd substitution at 82', with E. Lee replacing B. Hanlan. J. Evans received a yellow card for Northampton at 86'. Doncaster made their 4th substitution at 90', with H. Adelakun replacing B. Close. Doncaster added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when G. Broadbent scored, with the assist credited to B. Hanlan, making the score 0-3. Northampton scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. McGeehan scored, making the score 1-3. E. List received a yellow card for Northampton at 90+1'. R. Gotts received a yellow card for Doncaster at 90+5'.

Northampton used 5 substitutions while Doncaster used 4 substitutions. Northampton got 5 yellow cards, while Doncaster got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Doncaster outshot their opponent (7-19).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Doncaster had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Northampton vs Doncaster Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Northampton vs Doncaster 1 - 3 18 Oct 2025 Doncaster vs Northampton 1 - 2

2020-2021 Season

13 Mar 2021 Doncaster vs Northampton 0 - 0 05 Dec 2020 Northampton vs Doncaster 0 - 2

2017-2018 Season

26 Dec 2017 Doncaster vs Northampton 3 - 0 09 Sep 2017 Northampton vs Doncaster 1 - 0