Thursday , 2 July 2026

Crewe Alexandra FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, FA Cup 2025-26 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2025-26
Crewe Alexandra FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Crewe Alexandra FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Hair

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Crewe Alexandra FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-01 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-11-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-10-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC

Recent Form

Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Dagenham & Redbridge FC H 0–1 L
12 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–4 L
14 Nov Derby County FC A 3–1 W
05 Nov Derby County FC H 2–2 D
26 Nov Barnsley FC A 0–3 L
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC A 2–1 W
25 Oct Reading FC A 1–1 D
18 Oct Northampton Town FC H 1–2 L
11 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 0–4 L
04 Oct Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Luton Town FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Crewe Alexandra FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
Owen Bailey 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joseph Olowu 1
Chris Porter 1
Tommy Rowe 1
Josh Martin 1
Josh Sims 1
Harry Pickering 1
Charlie Kirk 1
Mikael Mandron 1

Head to Head

2025-11-01 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC 2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-11-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-10-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2025-11-01 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2024-11-02 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge FC L 2023-12-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-11-14 Derby County FC 1–3 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2023-11-05 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2022-11-26 Barnsley FC 3–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2025-11-01 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-10-25 Reading FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2025-10-18 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC L 2025-10-11 Leyton Orient FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2025-10-04 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2025-09-27 Luton Town FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.29 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Crewe Alexandra FC or Doncaster Rovers FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crewe Alexandra FC36% Draw30% Doncaster Rovers FC34%
Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Crewe Alexandra FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
64%
Crewe Alexandra FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crewe Alexandra FC26% Draw48% Doncaster Rovers FC26%
Actual: Crewe Alexandra FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Crewe Alexandra FC

Handicap Crewe Alexandra FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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