Oxford United FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Oxford United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Doncaster Rovers FC

Tue 16 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC The Kassam Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 46' Tom Anderson

Jamie Hanson 72' Y

Jack Stevens 89' Y

Overview

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Oxford United FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at The Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Doncaster Rovers FC 13 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
Referee Paul Howard
Referee Ben Toner
Referee Simon Shaw
Referee
Referee

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

Oxford United FC 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Doncaster Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-02-06 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–2 Oxford United FC 2020-01-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Oxford United FC 2019-10-12 Oxford United FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2019-04-27 Oxford United FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
13 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L
09 Mar	Swindon Town FC	A	2–1	W
06 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
02 Mar	Peterborough United FC	H	0–0	D
27 Feb	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–1	D

Doncaster Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	0–3	L
13 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	0–0	D
09 Mar	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
27 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Oxford United FC		Doncaster Rovers FC
#3	Position	#21
26	Points	12
13	Played	13
7 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 7
22	Scored	14
11	Conceded	22
+11	GD	-8
2.00	PPG	0.92
54%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 21st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

9/4

■ 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)

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	6 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	4 G	2 A
Cameron Brannagan	2 G
Ciaron Brown	1 G

Doncaster Rovers FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at The Kassam Stadium. Oxford United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Doncaster Rovers FC.
5' Brad Halliday has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 206 appearances.
10' Doncaster Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Oxford United FC in their trying to find a way past Doncaster Rovers FC's compact .
19' Brilliant from the ! Matt Taylor makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 19.
24' Doncaster Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Doncaster Rovers FC have won 280 goals from 249 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Oxford United FC and Doncaster Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
39' It looks surprising Doncaster Rovers FC does not make any changes. James Coppinger has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
41' GOAL! Matt Taylor fires home to make it 2-0!
45' Olamide Shodipo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Oxford United FC are in front.
46' Poor challenge from Tom Anderson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' Doncaster Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Elliot Simoes by Jason Lokilo on 58 minute.
61' Brandon Barker makes way for Elliot Lee at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
63' Doncaster Rovers FC make a change. Anthony Greaves trudges off to be replaced by Madger Gomes on 63 minutes.
68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' A moment of madness from Jamie Hanson on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
74' The crowd applauds James Coppinger as he leaves the pitch. Ed Williams steps in for Doncaster Rovers FC.
77' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Cameron Brannagan is replaced by Mark Sykes.
78' The supporters are chanting for Joe Grayson. He replaces Liam Kelly on 78 minute.
83' Elliott Moore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
85' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Olamide Shodipo has done his job and it is now time for Robert Hall to step up.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Stevens.
Oxford United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Daniel Agyei ↑ 77'
24
Joe Grayson ↑ 78'
1
Simon Eastwood
7
Robert Hall ↑ 85'
27
Elliot Lee ↑ 61'
10
Mark Sykes ↑ 77'
38
Leon Chambers-Parillon

Coach Karl Robinson

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Ellery Balcombe
28
Branden Horton ↑ 63'
6
Madger Gomes ↑ 63'
10
Jason Lokilo ↑ 58'
24
Cameron John
30
Ben Blythe
18
Ed Williams ↑ 74'

Coach Andy Butler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James Henry	3
Olamide Shodipo	2
Matt Taylor	2
Josh Ruffels	1
Gavin Whyte	1
Sam Long	1
Alfie May	1
Jon Taylor	1

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2021-03-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-03-13 Hull City AFC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2021-03-09 Swindon Town FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2021-03-06 Oxford United FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC D 2021-03-02 Oxford United FC 0–0 Peterborough United FC D 2021-02-27 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-03-16 Oxford United FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-03-13 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-03-09 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-03-06 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2021-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-02-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.13 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.58 Doncaster Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Oxford United FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC67% Draw21% Doncaster Rovers FC12%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC

33%

Oxford United FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Oxford United FC51% Draw42% Doncaster Rovers FC7%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.8%

1 – 0

13.8%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

4 – 0

5.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

0 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

2.5%

5 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	22%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	24%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✓

Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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