Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Saturday 4 October 2025

Result

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion

League One · Saturday 4 October 2025, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Doncaster Rovers · Burton Albion · League One predictions

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion: match report

Doncaster Rovers drew with Burton Albion 1-1 in the League One on Saturday 4 October 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Matthew Pearson opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Doncaster Rovers's goal came from Matthew Pearson (31'). Burton Albion scored through T. Shade (69').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Burton Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 10th on 16 points from 10 and Burton Albion 23rd on 8 points from 9. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Burton Albion 17th with 54.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Burton Albion in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Tyrese Shade of Burton Albion (7.8), level with James Maxwell (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Doncaster Rovers wins, 4 draws and 3 for Burton Albion.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Goal · Matthew PearsonDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · A. HartridgeBurton Albion
  • 69'Goal · T. ShadeBurton Albion · 1-1
  • 72'Yellow card · Joe SbarraDoncaster Rovers

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 2, draws 4, Burton Albion 3.

Team news

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-1-4-1)

Ian Lawlor, Tom Nixon, Seán Grehan, Matty Pearson, James Maxwell, Ben Close, Luke Molyneux, Owen Bailey, Joe Sbarra, Jordan Gibson, Patrick McCarthy

Burton Albion line-up (5-3-2)

Brad Collins, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Jack Armer, Finn Delap, Alex Hartridge, Sebastian Revan, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Charlie Webster, Jake Beesley, JJ McKiernan