Doncaster Rovers vs Grimsby Town

28 October 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee D Drysdale

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Joe Ironside 72’ (pen)

Match summary

Doncaster Rovers won 1-0 at home to Grimsby Town. It was goalless at half-time.

Joe Ironside put Doncaster Rovers ahead from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute.

Shots finished 9-6 to Doncaster Rovers, with 2 on target for Doncaster Rovers and 1 for Grimsby Town.

Match stats

Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town
9 Shots 6
2 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Joe Ironside
Penalty
1-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
72’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Doncaster Rovers
  • Louis Jones
  • Owen Bailey
  • Ben Close
Grimsby Town
  • Gavan Holohan
  • Danny Rose

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Doncaster Rovers attacking 
4’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 8’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 16’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 24’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 32’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 38’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 42’ Jack Senior (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 50’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 52’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 61’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 72’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, goal 84’ Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 85’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 90’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 4’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 8’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 16’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 24’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 32’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 38’ Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 42’ Jack Senior (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 50’ Abo Eisa (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 52’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 61’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 72’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, goal 84’ Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 85’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 90’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Ben Close Taken off
88′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke Molyneux Taken off
22′ – – – – – – –
George Broadbent Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Mo Faal
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Joe Ironside Taken off
88′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Harrison Biggins Came on as a substitute
68′ – – 1 – – – –
Kyle Hurst Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 – – – –
Joseph Olowu Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Jack Goodman Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 43% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Grimsby Town win 30% Avg odds 3.10

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

Form going into the game

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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.