Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Doncaster Rovers 14th on 60, Northampton Town 24th on 35. Recent form flatters Doncaster Rovers's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th.
Defeat had followed defeat for Northampton Town — eight in succession. The last-five ledger: Northampton Town 0/15, Doncaster Rovers 9/15.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Northampton Town 3, draws 1, Doncaster Rovers 3, at 1.71 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
D. Baines took charge of the match — our records show 83 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. The venue was Sixfields Stadium, with room for 7,798 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northampton Town: Cameron McGeehan (90') · Doncaster Rovers: Elliot Lee (50'), George Broadbent (90'), Hakeeb Adelakun (57')
Key stats
Possession: Northampton Town 53% · Doncaster Rovers 47% · Total shots: 7-19 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 5-5