Northampton Town FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Northampton Town FC

1 – 3

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Doncaster Rovers FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Sixfields Stadium 6,454 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 50' Elliot Lee

0–2 57' Hakeeb Adelakun

0–3 90+3' George Broadbent

Cameron McGeehan 90+6' 1–3

Jack Burroughs 45' Y

Dean Campbell 59' Y

Y 69' Thimothee Lo-Tutala

Nesta Guinness-Walker 69' Y

Jake Evans 86' Y

Elliott List 90' Y

Y 90' Robbie Gotts

Overview

Match Preview

Northampton Town FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

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

Northampton Town FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC 2025-10-18 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC 2021-03-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC 2020-12-05 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC

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

Doncaster Rovers FC

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 history

Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Northampton Town FC is hosting Doncaster Rovers FC for another epic battle.
5' It’s high time Colin Calderwood made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Max Dyche has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Northampton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Doncaster Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hakeeb Adelakun scoring 1 goals.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Molyneux made 13 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The referee calls foul for Jack Burroughs. He receives a card.
50' Doncaster Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Elliot Lee on 50.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Doncaster Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Goal! Hakeeb Adelakun scores his 10 goal in 387 matches.
59' Northampton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
64' Time for substitution for Northampton Town FC. Michael Jacobs is replaced by Jake Evans.
69' Doncaster Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
73' The supporters are chanting for Conor McCarthy. He replaces Jack Burroughs on 73 minute.
75' Another change for Doncaster Rovers FC made on 75 minute. Harry Clifton leaves to be changed by George Broadbent.
80' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
82' It is a substitution in Doncaster Rovers FC team. Luke Molyneux is replaced by Jordan Gibson on 82 minute.
86' Jake Evans is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elliott List on 90.
90' The supporters are chanting for Ben Close. He replaces Hakeeb Adelakun on 90 minute.
Another three points for Doncaster Rovers FC.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

8
Cameron McGeehan
9
Tom Eaves ↓ Elliott List 64'
5
Jon Guthrie
17
Michael Jacobs ↓ Jake Evans 64'
7
Sam Hoskins
1
Lee Burge
4
Dean Campbell ↓ Kamarai Simon-Swyer 73'
2
Jack Burroughs ↓ Conor McCarthy 73'
12
Nesta Guinness-Walker ↓ Kyle McAdam 73'
14
Tyrese Fornah
35
Max Dyche

Bench

34
Ross Fitzsimons
10
Elliott List ↑ 64'
3
Conor McCarthy ↑ 73'
23
Terry Taylor
11
Kamarai Simon-Swyer ↑ 73'
26
Kyle McAdam ↑ 73'
15
Jake Evans ↑ 64'

Coach Colin Calderwood

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

33
Ben Close ↑ 90'
9
Brandon Hanlan ↑ 82'
1
Zander Clark
12
Neill Byrne
8
George Broadbent ↑ 75'
11
Jordan Gibson ↑ 82'
16
Thomas Nixon

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hakeeb Adelakun	1
Elliot Lee	1
George Broadbent	1
Cameron McGeehan	1
Joe Wright	1
Tyreece John-Jules	1

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 L

Doncaster 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.1 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC26% Draw27% Doncaster Rovers FC47%

Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

74%

Northampton Town FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC19% Draw46% Doncaster Rovers FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

8.6%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 0

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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