Doncaster Rovers vs Gillingham

23 September 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee T Parsons

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ben Close 12’, 87’
  • Conor Masterson 45+2’

Match summary

Doncaster Rovers saw off Gillingham 2-1, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ben Close put Doncaster Rovers ahead in the 12th minute, Conor Masterson equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, and Ben Close won it in the 87th minute.

Shots finished 15-13 to Gillingham, with 6 on target for Doncaster Rovers and 5 for Gillingham.

Match stats

Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
13 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Doncaster Rovers Gillingham
Kick-off
Ben Close1-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
12’
45+2’
Conor Masterson1-1 (Gillingham)
Half-time1-1
Ben Close2-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
87’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Doncaster Rovers
  • Harrison Biggins
  • Joe Ironside
Gillingham
  • Ethan Coleman
  • Scott Malone

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gillingham attacking Doncaster Rovers attacking 
4’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 5’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 5’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 12’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, goal 22’ Shaun Williams (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork 22’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, blocked 30’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 31’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, saved 32’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 38’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 40’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 43’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), open play, blocked 47’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), from a corner, goal 47’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, blocked 58’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 58’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 60’ Cheye Alexander (Gillingham), set piece, off target 63’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 67’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), open play, off target 69’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 70’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 71’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, off target 74’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 87’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 90+3’ Cheye Alexander (Gillingham), from a corner, off target 90+3’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 90+5’ Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork 4’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 5’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 5’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 12’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, goal 22’ Shaun Williams (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork 22’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, blocked 30’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 31’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, saved 32’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 38’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 40’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 43’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), open play, blocked 47’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), from a corner, goal 47’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, blocked 58’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 58’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 60’ Cheye Alexander (Gillingham), set piece, off target 63’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 67’ Conor Masterson (Gillingham), open play, off target 69’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 70’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 71’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, off target 74’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 87’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 90+3’ Cheye Alexander (Gillingham), from a corner, off target 90+3’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), from a corner, saved 90+5’ Shadrach Ogie (Gillingham), from a corner, hit the woodwork
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Harrison Biggins Taken off
64′ – – 4 – – –
Ben Close
90′ 2 – 3 – – – –
Mo Faal Taken off
64′ – – 2 – – – –
Louie Marsh Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
George Broadbent Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Joe Ironside Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Doncaster Rovers win 31% Avg odds 2.99
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.13
Gillingham win 39% Avg odds 2.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.