Doncaster Rovers FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Doncaster Rovers FC

0 – 2

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Lincoln City FC

Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Keepmoat Stadium 10,241 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 43' Ben House

0–2 72' Ben House

Robbie Gotts 16' Y

Jack Senior 33' Y

Sean Grehan 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Doncaster Rovers FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Keepmoat Stadium.

Doncaster Rovers FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
Assistant 1 Jake Topp (England)
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Doncaster Rovers FC 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2025-11-15 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-11-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2021-01-30 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	0–2	L
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

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
18 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Doncaster Rovers FC		Lincoln City FC
#26	Position	#1
0	Points	103
1	Played	46
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	31 / 10 / 5
1	Scored	89
2	Conceded	41
-1	GD	+48
0.00	PPG	2.24
0%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Doncaster Rovers FC are 26th (0 pts). Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Doncaster Rovers FC host Lincoln City FC — let the battle begin!
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Lincoln City FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Doncaster Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robbie Gotts.
21' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Doncaster Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
33' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Senior.
38' Conor McGrandles is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
43' Ben House puts Lincoln City FC on the lead.
46' Doncaster Rovers FC make a change. Robbie Gotts trudges off to be replaced by George Broadbent on 46 minutes.
51' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ryan One by Recco Hackett-Fairchild on 63 minute.
64' The crowd applauds Jamie Sterry as he leaves the pitch. Thomas Nixon steps in for Doncaster Rovers FC.
65' Fresh legs for Doncaster Rovers FC! Jordan Gibson comes on to replace Harry Clifton.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
72' Ben House doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
74' The referee shows Doncaster Rovers FC player a card on 74.
77' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 77 minute. Elliot Lee leaves to be changed by Darren Robinson.
78' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Tom Hamer by Deji Elerewe on 78 minute.
79' The Lincoln City FC bench stirs into life. Jack Moylan is withdrawn and Tom Bayliss gets his opportunity.
84' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Robert Street exits the field as Alfie Lloyd enters on 84.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
It finishes all square. Doncaster Rovers FC and Lincoln City FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

47
Hakeeb Adelakun ↓ Glenn Middleton 77'
2
Jamie Sterry ↓ Thomas Nixon 64'
9
Brandon Hanlan
15
Harry Clifton ↓ Jordan Gibson 65'
23
Jack Senior
18
Elliot Lee ↓ Darren Robinson 77'
22
Robbie Gotts ↓ George Broadbent 46'
29
Thimothee Lo-Tutala
5
Matty Pearson
4
Owen Bailey
27
Sean Grehan

Bench

1
Zander Clark
17
Glenn Middleton ↑ 77'
12
Neill Byrne
8
George Broadbent ↑ 46'
20
Darren Robinson ↑ 77'
11
Jordan Gibson ↑ 65'
16
Thomas Nixon ↑ 64'

Coach Grant McCann

Lincoln City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Conor McGrandles
2
Tendayi Darikwa
22
Tom Hamer ↓ Deji Elerewe 78'
15
Sonny Bradley
18
Ben House ↓ Dom Jefferies 84'
6
Ryley Towler
1
George Wickens
17
Robert Street ↓ Alfie Lloyd 84'
20
Ryan One ↓ Recco Hackett-Fairchild 63'
10
Jack Moylan ↓ Tom Bayliss 79'
24
Ivan Varfolomeyev

Bench

7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↑ 63'
8
Tom Bayliss ↑ 79'
13
Zach Jeacock
12
Erik Ring
19
Alfie Lloyd ↑ 84'
16
Dom Jefferies ↑ 84'
25
Deji Elerewe ↑ 78'

Coach Michael Skubala

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben House	2
Jon Taylor	1
Niall Ennis	1
Jorge Grant	1
Ben Whiteman	1
Taylor Richards	1
Danny Gardner	1

Head to Head

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2026-04-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC L 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

Lincoln City FC Form

2026-04-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-18 Stevenage FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2026-04-11 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W 2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-03 Lincoln City FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2026-03-21 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.73 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Doncaster Rovers FC18% Draw24% Lincoln City FC58%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Doncaster Rovers FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

82%

Doncaster Rovers FC or Lincoln City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Doncaster Rovers FC10% Draw42% Lincoln City FC48%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

12%

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 3

8.6%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 3

6.4%

0 – 4

4.5%

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.4%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Doncaster Rovers FC

Handicap	Doncaster Rovers FC covers	Push	Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	33%	—	67%
+1	33%	24%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	21%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

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