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Matchday

FA Cup 25/26, Round 3 · 10 Jan 2026

Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Southampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.4 – 1.2
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Doncaster Rovers favourites at 63%.

Southampton won a close one on the chances: 1.2 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Welington, 65.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Welington +28.3, Cameron Archer +9.8, Elias Jelert +8.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Doncaster Rovers

6 Dec 2025W 2–1at Chesterfield FA Cup
1 Nov 2025W 2–1at Crewe Alexandra FA Cup
24 Sep 2025L 0–3at Tottenham Hotspur EFL Cup
26 Aug 2025W 2–0at Accrington Stanley EFL Cup
12 Aug 2025W 4–0at Middlesbrough EFL Cup

Southampton

4 Jan 2026L 0–4at Middlesbrough Championship
1 Jan 2026D 0–0v Millwall Championship
29 Dec 2025D 1–1at Birmingham City Championship
26 Dec 2025L 1–2at Oxford United Championship
20 Dec 2025D 1–1v Coventry City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Doncaster Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Brandon Hanlan Forward1300–51.0–
Matty Pearson Defender90100.4949.2–
Jordan Gibson Midfielder76100.2345.0+3.4
James Maxwell Defender36000.0244.4–
Robbie Gotts Midfielder8401–42.8–
Darren Robinson Midfielder14000.1040.8–
Luke Molyneux Midfielder90000.0439.9–
Owen Bailey Midfielder90010.0939.4–
Jack Senior Defender8400–39.0–
Thimothee Lo-Tutala Goalkeeper9000–38.9–
Jay McGrath Defender5400–38.6−4.5
Francis Okoronkwo Forward90000.4637.5–
Jamie Sterry Defender9000–36.2–
Hakeeb Adelakun Forward76000.0230.9–
Glenn Middleton Midfielder1400–9.5–

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Caspar Jander Midfielder1500–83.5–
Welington Defender9000–65.0+28.3
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder87100.3758.8–
Ross Stewart Forward16000.0558.2–
Cameron Bragg Midfielder75100.2957.9–
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender9000–56.9+6.3
Cameron Archer Forward74100.1554.0+9.8
Flynn Downes Midfielder9001–51.8+8.5
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–50.8+4.2
Elias Jelert Defender6200–47.0+8.8
Nathan Wood Defender2800–46.1–
Adam Armstrong Forward11000.1245.3–
Joshua Quarshie Defender9000–44.0+0.7
Jay Robinson Forward6200–38.5−0.7
Tom Fellows Midfielder90010.0638.0−1.5
Leo Scienza Midfielder28000.1829.7–