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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough (England)

Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers (England)

Starting lineups

Middlesbrough

Starting lineups confirmed

3-4-2-1

Lineups formation

53.5

Overall player rating

20 %

From the perfect composition

58%

Attacking

52%

Technical

52%

Defending

48%

Tactical

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
23	Tom Glover	G	25	0,2M+	53.9
12	Luke Ayling	D	32	3,1M+	51.5
5	Alfie Jones	D	26	0,1M+	50.5
30	Neto Borges	D	27	1,4M+	58.9
2	Callum Brittain	M	25	0,2M+	54.7
42	Abdoulaye Kante	M
28	Law McCabe	M
40	George McCormick	M
11	Morgan Whittaker	F	22		54.5
10	Delano Burgzorg	F	25	0,7M+	47.5
9	Tommy Conway	F	21		50.3

Substitute
31	Solomon Brynn	G	23		54.5
6	Dael Fry	D	26	7,2M+	51.1
7	Hayden Hackney	M	21		54.5
18	Aidan Morris	M	21		56.7
17	Micah Hamilton	F	20
4	Daniel Barlaser	M	26		60.1
21	Marcus Forss	F	24	0,2M+	49.7
14	Alexander Gilbert	F	21
39	Sonny Finch	F	17

Doncaster Rovers

Starting lineups confirmed

4-2-3-1

Lineups formation

48.9

Overall player rating

52%

Attacking

47%

Technical

46%

Defending

41%

Tactical

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
1	Ian Lawlor	G	29
16	Thomas Nixon	D	20
6	John-Alan McGrath	D
27	Sean Grehan	D	19
23	Jack Senior	D	26
33	Ben Close	M	27	0,1M+	50.9
22	Robbie Gotts	M	24		48.5
11	Jordan Gibson	M	25		50.5
10	Joe Sbarra	M	24	0,1M+
19	Oyindamola Ajayi	M
14	Billy Sharp	F	37	1,9M+	47.9

Substitute
29	Thimothee Lo-Tutala	G	20
12	Connor O'Riordan	D	19
3	James Maxwell	D	21		48.5
7	Luke Molyneux	M	25		49.7
17	Glenn Middleton	M	23	0,4M+	48.3
24	Zain Westbrooke	M	27		52.9
4	Owen Bailey	M	24		46.1
18	Charlie Crew	M	16
20	Joe Ironside	F	30	0,1M+	45.9

Events: Middlesbrough


Championship
Round 4
2026-09-02	Burnley - Middlesbrough	-
Round 3
2026-08-29	Middlesbrough - West Bromwich Albion	-
Round 2
2026-08-22	Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough	-
Round 1
2026-08-15	Middlesbrough - Lincoln City	-

EFL Cup
2026-08-07	Middlesbrough - Wrexham	-

Club Friendly Games
2026-08-01	Middlesbrough - Espanyol	3 - 3
2026-07-25	Middlesbrough - Huddersfield Town	1 - 3
2026-07-18	Celtic - Middlesbrough	1 - 1

Championship
Round 29
2026-05-23	Hull City - Middlesbrough	1 - 0
Round 28
2026-05-12	Southampton - Middlesbrough	2 - 1

Match stats

Middlesbrough

Doncaster Rovers

63%	Ball possession	37%
13	Fouls	16
616	Passes	361
16	Tackles	12
16	Free kicks	13
18	Total shots	18
5	Shots on target	5
1	Hit woodwork	1
7	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	8
6	Shots inside box	14
12	Shots outside box	4
30	Touches in penalty area	23
4	Offsides	0
523	Accurate passes	279
26	Throw-ins	15
66	Final third entries	63
135/178 (76%)	Final third phase	74/115 (64%)
16/38 (42%)	Long balls	22/65 (34%)
1/19 (5%)	Crosses	5/18 (28%)
57%	Duels	43%
5	Dispossessed	13
43/70 (61%)	Ground duels	27/70 (39%)
11/18 (61%)	Dribbles	3/6 (50%)
63%	Tackles won	83%
16	Total tackles	12
6	Interceptions	11
60	Recoveries	56
18	Clearances	36
1	High claims	2
5	Goal kicks	8
1	Big chances	2
18	Total shots	18
1	Goalkeeper saves	5
7	Corner kicks	2
1	Yellow cards	3
1	Big chances missed	2
2	Fouled in final third	0
9/21 (43%)	Aerial duels	12/21 (57%)
1	Total saves	5
0	Big saves	3
0	Through balls	1

61%	Ball possession	39%
294	Passes	186
10	Tackles	6
9	Free kicks	6
6	Total shots	7
2	Shots on target	2
1	Hit woodwork	0
2	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	4
2	Shots inside box	7
4	Shots outside box	0
3	Offsides	0
244	Accurate passes	151
13	Throw-ins	10
30	Final third entries	35
9/22 (41%)	Long balls	7/26 (27%)
0/9 (0%)	Crosses	2/10 (20%)
63%	Duels	37%
3	Dispossessed	8
23/34 (68%)	Ground duels	11/34 (32%)
4/7 (57%)	Dribbles	0/2 (0%)
80%	Tackles won	83%
10	Total tackles	6
3	Interceptions	9
26	Recoveries	25
12	Clearances	14
3	Goal kicks	1
0	Big chances	1
6	Total shots	7
0	Goalkeeper saves	2
5	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Big chances missed	1
1	Fouled in final third	0
2/6 (33%)	Aerial duels	4/6 (67%)
0	Total saves	2
0	Through balls	0

65%	Ball possession	35%
1	Big chances	1
12	Total shots	11
1	Goalkeeper saves	3
2	Corner kicks	2
322	Passes	175
6	Tackles	6
7	Free kicks	7
0	Yellow cards	3
12	Total shots	11
3	Shots on target	3
0	Hit woodwork	1
5	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside box	7
8	Shots outside box	4
1	Big chances missed	1
0	Through balls	1
1	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	0
279	Accurate passes	128
13	Throw-ins	5
36	Final third entries	28
7/16 (44%)	Long balls	15/39 (38%)
1/10 (10%)	Crosses	3/8 (38%)
53%	Duels	47%
2	Dispossessed	5
20/36 (56%)	Ground duels	16/36 (44%)
7/15 (47%)	Aerial duels	8/15 (53%)
7/11 (64%)	Dribbles	3/4 (75%)
33%	Tackles won	83%
6	Total tackles	6
3	Interceptions	2
34	Recoveries	31
6	Clearances	22
1	Total saves	3
2	Goal kicks	7

Media

Middlesbrough 0 - 4 Doncaster

Full Highlights

2025-08-13

Middlesbrough - Doncaster Rovers

England, EFL Cup, match Middlesbrough - Doncaster Rovers, start time 2025-08-12 18:30:00 international time.

Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers takes part in the championship EFL Cup, England.

The match will take place at the stadium Riverside Stadium in the city Middlesbrough, England. Stadium capacity Riverside Stadium is 35 100 people.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: Doncaster Rovers


League One
Round 4
2026-09-01	Doncaster Rovers - Notts County	-
Round 3
2026-08-29	Stevenage - Doncaster Rovers	-
Round 2
2026-08-22	Doncaster Rovers - Barnsley	-
Round 1
2026-08-15	Mansfield Town - Doncaster Rovers	-

EFL Cup
2026-08-08	Stockport County - Doncaster Rovers	-

Club Friendly Games
2026-08-01	Doncaster Rovers - Lincoln City	0 - 1
2026-07-29	Doncaster Rovers - Wolverhampton	0 - 2
2026-07-25	Gainsborough Trinity - Doncaster Rovers	0 - 0
2026-07-25	Harrogate Town - Doncaster Rovers	2 - 2
2026-07-18	Linfield FC - Doncaster Rovers	0 - 2

Location

England

Country

Middlesbrough

City

Riverside Stadium

Stadium

35 100

Capacity