Northampton Town FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Northampton Town FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Doncaster Rovers FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dale Baines
- Assistant 1 Conor Farrell
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–3 L 15 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L 03 Apr Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 1–4 L 17 Mar Stockport County FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Northampton Town FC A 3–1 W 11 Apr Reading FC H 1–0 W 06 Apr Exeter City FC A 0–3 L 03 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 0–2 L 24 Mar Port Vale FC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Barnsley FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Northampton Town FC Doncaster Rovers FC #24 Position #14 35 Points 60 46 Played 46 9 / 8 / 29 W / D / L 17 / 9 / 20 39 Scored 50 74 Conceded 69 -35 GD -19 0.76 PPG 1.30 20% Win % 37% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season24% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this seasonNorthampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 14th (60 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Sixfields Stadium that hosts another battle between Northampton Town FC and Doncaster Rovers FC.
- 5' It’s high time Grant McCann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Owen Bailey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Molyneux, as he is very good at scoring at Sixfields Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Kamarai Simon-Swyer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Doncaster Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jon Guthrie made 65 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Burroughs on 45.
- 50' Goal! Elliot Lee scores his 38 goal in 373 matches.
- 55' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Goal! Hakeeb Adelakun scores his 10 goal in 376 matches.
- 59' It’s a booking for Northampton Town FC player. Dean Campbell gets a card.
- 64' Jake Evans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Jacobs on 64 minute.
- 69' Doncaster Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Conor McCarthy. He replaces Jack Burroughs on 73 minute.
- 75' George Broadbent has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Clifton on 75 minute.
- 80' Doncaster Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Doncaster Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 82' The whistle greets Luke Molyneux as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Gibson.
- 86' It’s gonna be a card for Jake Evans.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elliott List on 90.
- 90' Ben Close has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hakeeb Adelakun on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-3.
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Northampton Town FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 8
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Tom Eaves ↓ Elliott List 64'
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Michael Jacobs ↓ Jake Evans 64'
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Jack Burroughs ↓ Conor McCarthy 73'
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Bench- 34
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Elliott List ↑ 64'
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Conor McCarthy ↑ 73'
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Kamarai Simon-Swyer ↑ 73'
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Kyle McAdam ↑ 73'
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Jake Evans ↑ 64'
Coach Colin CalderwoodDoncaster Rovers FC
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Hakeeb Adelakun ↓ Ben Close 90'
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Luke Molyneux ↓ Jordan Gibson 82'
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Elliot Lee ↓ Brandon Hanlan 82'
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Bench-
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Ben Close ↑ 90'
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Brandon Hanlan ↑ 82'
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George Broadbent ↑ 75'
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Jordan Gibson ↑ 82'
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Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-04-15 Luton Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-21 Mansfield Town FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-03-17 Stockport County FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC LDoncaster Rovers FC Form
2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2026-04-11 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2026-04-06 Exeter City FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-04-03 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Mansfield Town FC L 2026-03-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2026-03-21 Barnsley FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W