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Matchday

EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
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Actual xG
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Goals
1 – 3

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maximilian Arfsten, 60.1 in 57′.

Well above their usual level: Maximilian Arfsten +22.0, Myles Peart-Harris +21.8, Morgan Whittaker +11.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Doncaster Rovers

8 Aug 2026D 1–1at Stockport County EFL Cup

Middlesbrough

22 Aug 2026L 1–2at Blackburn Rovers Championship
15 Aug 2026W 2–1v Lincoln City Championship
7 Aug 2026W 1–0v Wrexham EFL Cup
23 May 2026L 0–1at Hull City Championship
12 May 2026D 1–1at Southampton Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Doncaster Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Leon Ayinde Forward3000–48.6–
Sean Grehan Defender9000–48.4–
Darren Robinson Midfielder9000–47.7–
Josh Clarke Goalkeeper9000–45.7–
Bayley McCann Midfielder6800–42.0–
Brandon Hanlan Forward2200–41.6–
Robbie Gotts Midfielder6800–38.0–
Isaac Hutchinson Midfielder9010–37.3–
Hakeeb Adelakun Forward6000–36.4–
Jack Senior Defender9001–33.9–
Owen Bailey Midfielder4500–33.1–
Alfie May Forward6800–31.6–
Jay McGrath Defender9000–30.1–
George Broadbent Midfielder2200–27.4–
Jamie Sterry Defender4500–26.5–
Jordan Thomas Midfielder2200–24.6–

Middlesbrough

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Will Lankshear Forward1810–71.2–
Ashley Phillips Defender1801–67.3–
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder5700–60.1+22.0
Alfie Jones Defender7200–53.3+5.6
Solomon Brynn Goalkeeper9000–52.7+6.4
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder5700–50.5+0.4
Neto Borges Defender9000–49.2+10.7
Myles Peart-Harris Midfielder9000–49.0+21.8
Aidan Morris Midfielder3300–49.0–
Luke Ayling Defender9000–47.5+10.5
Morgan Whittaker Midfielder8400–45.2+11.3
Jeremy Sarmiento Midfielder9011–43.8+6.3
Kyle Joseph Forward7210–43.0+7.0
Leo Castledine Midfielder9000–39.6+5.0
David Strelec Forward1100–24.2–
Callum Brittain Defender3300–21.0–