Doncaster Rovers vs Burton Albion — Stats & Match Analysis

League One · 2026Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Doncaster Rovers

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vsPre-match analysis

Burton Albion

LWDLD

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored: 11.71
Expected goals: 1.380.9
Shots: 14.39.57
Possession: 51.7%44.3%

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. The closest thing to a difference: burton Albion's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Burton Albion have a visible away split

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Burton Albion's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9.57 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	8 shots/match	9.57 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Doncaster Rovers favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · Burton Albion in 4 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Doncaster Rovers6 matchesBurton Albion7 matches

1 goal/matchGoals scored6/7▲ 1.71 goals/match

1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed6/71.71 goals/match

1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/70.9 xG/match

14.3 shots/match ▲Shots6/79.57 shots/match

4.17 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/73.14 shots/match

51.7% ●Possession6/744.3%

5.33 corners/match ●Corners6/73 corners/match

11.5 fouls/matchFouls6/714.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Doncaster Rovers

1Draws

1Burton Albion

3 Feb 2026Burton Albion — Doncaster Rovers · League One1–2

4 Oct 2025Doncaster Rovers — Burton Albion · League One1–1

23 Apr 2022Doncaster Rovers — Burton Albion · League One2–0

27 Nov 2021Burton Albion — Doncaster Rovers · League One2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples6 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in League One

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Season