Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Doncaster Rovers
Player of the match Ben Close 7.8
GolVolt rating 3.3GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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Doncaster Rovers turned that many shots on target into goals with only 38% of the ball.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
36 shots.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 63′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% 36 shots. Quality of play: 7.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 3.3more watchable than 33% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals4 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 11' Goal: Ben Closeassist: McCarthy0:1
- 23' Goal: Oyindamola AjayiDoncaster Rovers0:2
- 27' Abdoulaye Kantéyellow card
- Half-time · 0:2
- 47' Jay McGrathyellow card
- 60' SubstitutionFry for McCormick
- 60' Sean Grehanyellow card
- 61' 2 substitutionsHackney for ConwayMorris for Kanté
- 65' 3 substitutionsBailey for SbarraMiddleton for GibsonMolyneux for Ajayi
- 70' SubstitutionIronside for McCarthy
- 78' 2 substitutionsHamilton for McCabeForss for Ayling
- 78' SubstitutionO'Riordan for McGrath
- 83' Ben Closeyellow card
- 84' Goal: Robbie Gottsassist: Molyneux0:3
- 90+6' Goal: Thomas NixonDoncaster Rovers0:4
- Full-time · 0:4
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Middlesbrough
Doncaster Rovers
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Middlesbrough
- 31 Sol Brynn GK —
- 6 Dael Fry DEF on
- 4 Dan Barlaser MID —
- 7 Hayden Hackney MID on
- 18 Aidan Morris MID on
- 14 Alex Gilbert ATT —
- 17 Micah Hamilton ATT on
- 21 Marcus Forss ATT on
- 39 Sonny Finch ATT —
Doncaster Rovers
- 29 Thimothee Lo-Tutala GK —
- 3 James Maxwell DEF —
- 12 Connor O'Riordan DEF on
- 4 Owen Bailey MID on
- 7 Luke Molyneux MID on
- 17 G. Middleton MID on
- 18 Charlie Crew MID —
- 24 Zain Westbrooke MID —
- 20 Joe Ironside ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Doncaster Rovers Ben Close
- 2. place · Doncaster Rovers Ian Lawlor
- 3. place · Middlesbrough Delano Burgzorg
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Middlesbrough
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Pro analysis
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Middlesbrough
Starting XI
- 23 Tom Glover
- 12 Luke Ayling 78' Marcus Forss on
- 5 Alfie Jones
- 30 Neto Borges
- 2 Callum Brittain
- 42 Abdoulaye Kanté 61' Aidan Morris on
- 28 Law McCabe 78' Micah Hamilton on
- 40 George McCormick 60' Dael Fry on
- 11 Morgan Whittaker
- 10 Delano Burgzorg
- 9 Tommy Conway 61' Hayden Hackney on
Substitutes used
- 6 Dael Fry 60' for George McCormick
- 7 Hayden Hackney 61' for Tommy Conway
- 18 Aidan Morris 61' for Abdoulaye Kanté
- 17 Micah Hamilton 78' for Law McCabe
- 21 Marcus Forss 78' for Luke Ayling
Unused bench
- 31 Sol Brynn
- 4 Dan Barlaser
- 14 Alex Gilbert
- 39 Sonny Finch
Doncaster Rovers
Starting XI
- 1 Ian Lawlor
- 23 Jack Senior
- 6 Jay McGrath 78' Connor O'Riordan on
- 27 Sean Grehan
- 33 Ben Close
- 22 Robbie Gotts
- 11 Jordan Gibson 65' G. Middleton on
- 10 Joe Sbarra 65' Owen Bailey on
- 19 Oyindamola Ajayi 65' Luke Molyneux on
- 14 Patrick McCarthy 70' Joe Ironside on
Substitutes used
- 12 Connor O'Riordan 78' for Jay McGrath
- 4 Owen Bailey 65' for Joe Sbarra
- 7 Luke Molyneux 65' for Oyindamola Ajayi
- 17 G. Middleton 65' for Jordan Gibson
- 20 Joe Ironside 70' for Patrick McCarthy
Unused bench
