Burton Albion FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Burton Albion FC

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Y 35' Andy Butler

Y 43' Brad Halliday

Y 43' Taylor Richards

Overview

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Burton Albion FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Burton Albion FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 13 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carl Brook
Referee Matthew Parry
Referee Ian Smedley
Referee Stephen Wade

7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Burton Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-19 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-11-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC 2019-01-19 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC 2018-08-18 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
15 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–1	D
05 Dec	Crewe Alexandra FC	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–1	D
24 Nov	Charlton Athletic FC	H	4–2	W

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Burton Albion FC	A	3–1	W
15 Dec	Swindon Town FC	H	2–1	W
12 Dec	Gillingham FC	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Northampton Town FC	A	2–0	W
02 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
29 Nov	Carlisle United FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Doncaster Rovers FC
#15	Position	#21
17	Points	12
15	Played	13
4 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 7
20	Scored	14
27	Conceded	22
-7	GD	-8
1.13	PPG	0.92
27%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 21st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/6

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Doncaster Rovers FC

Owen Bailey	3 G
Isaac Hutchinson	2 G
Jack Senior	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Burton Albion FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Doncaster Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Leon Ayinde scoring 1 goals.
8' Fejiri Okenabirhie is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
13' Burton Albion FC have won 438 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Powell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
20' Burton Albion FC make a change. Sam Hughes trudges off to be replaced by John-Joe O'Toole on 20 minutes.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Burton Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' The referee calls foul for Andy Butler. He receives a Yellow card.
40' Doncaster Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
43' That is a Yellow card for Doncaster Rovers FC. Brad Halliday will be fuming at that decision.
44' What a strike from Lucas Akins! The score is 1-1.
49' Matthew Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' What a moment for Ben Whiteman! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' What a moment for Taylor Richards! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
64' Doncaster Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Niall Ennis departs to be replaced by Kane Hemmings.
67' Doncaster Rovers FC make a change. Jon Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Jason Lokilo on 67 minutes.
72' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' Cameron John has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
78' Lirak Hasani is replacing Matthew Smith for the Doncaster Rovers FC side.
80' Burton Albion FC make a change. Ryan Edwards trudges off to be replaced by Steven Lawless on 80 minutes.
85' Steven Lawless is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Doncaster Rovers FC tonight.
90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Burton Albion FC and Doncaster Rovers FC share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jake Buxton

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Reece James
15
Joe Lumley
21
Andy Butler
4
Tom Anderson
8
Ben Whiteman C
11
Jon Taylor ↓ Jason Lokilo 67'
9
Fejiri Okenabirhie
2
Brad Halliday
14
Matthew Smith ↓ Lirak Hasani 78'
17
Taylor Richards ↓ Tyreece John-Jules 67'
24
Cameron John

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Akins	3
Tyler Smith	2
John Brayford	2
Joe Dodoo	2
Tom Hamer	1
Liam Boyce	1
Hayden Carter	1
Thomas O'Connor	1

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2020-12-19 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC L 2020-12-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2020-12-05 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D 2020-12-01 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2020-11-24 Burton Albion FC 4–2 Charlton Athletic FC W

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2020-12-19 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-12-15 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W 2020-12-12 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Gillingham FC W 2020-12-05 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-12-02 Hull City AFC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-11-29 Carlisle United FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.64 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.7 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Doncaster Rovers FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC35% Draw26% Doncaster Rovers FC39%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

65%

Burton Albion FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC28% Draw42% Doncaster Rovers FC30%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

0 – 2

5.1%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.