Doncaster Rovers vs Leyton Orient

27 January 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Woods

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Owen Bailey 34’, 49’
  • Luke Molyneux 45+1’ (pen)

Match summary

Doncaster Rovers won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Leyton Orient. Doncaster Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

Owen Bailey put Doncaster Rovers ahead in the 34th minute, Luke Molyneux made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, and Bailey made it 3-0 from a corner in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: Doncaster Rovers created 3.51 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Leyton Orient's 0.43 from 7.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
19 Shots 7
7 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 3
297 Passes 441
66.0% Pass accuracy 74.6%
8 Tackles 13
6 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
7 Offsides 0

Key events

Doncaster Rovers Leyton Orient
Kick-off
5’
Daniel HappeShot on target
Jay McGrathShot on target
25’
Owen BaileyRight foot shot1-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
34’
Jamie SterryFoul
38’
45’
Kaelan CaseyFoul
Luke MolyneuxPenalty2-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
46’
Tyreeq BakinsonJack Moorhouse
46’
Charlie WellensDemetri Mitchell
46’
Tom JamesAjay Matthews
46’
Michael CraigDaniel Happe
Second half underway
Francis OkoronkwoShot on target
48’
Owen BaileyRight foot shot3-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
49’
Owen BaileyShot on target
49’
Luke MolyneuxShot on target
49’
51’
Ollie O'NeillFoul
Billy SharpFrancis Okoronkwo
70’
74’
Josh KoromaDominic Ballard
Billy SharpTime wasting
79’
Glenn MiddletonHakeeb Adelakun
85’
90+1’
Charlie WellensFoul
Tom NixonJamie Sterry
90+2’
George BroadbentHarry Clifton
90+2’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.51 0.43 34’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), 1-0 34’ 45+1’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), 2-0 45+1’ 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), 3-0 49’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.51 0.43 34’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), 1-0 Bailey 34’ 45+1’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), 2-0 Molyneux 45+1’ 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), 3-0 Bailey 49’
Doncaster Rovers 3.51 xGLeyton Orient 0.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leyton Orient attacking Doncaster Rovers attacking 
46’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.79 xG, goal 34’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 25’ Jay McGrath (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 25’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 69’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 16’ Demetri Mitchell (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Jack Simpson (Leyton Orient), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Ollie O'Neill (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Tom James (Leyton Orient), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Azeem Abdulai (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 1’ Jamie Sterry (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Ajay Matthews (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Harry Clifton (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Daniel Happe (Leyton Orient), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.79 xG, goal 34’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 49’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 25’ Jay McGrath (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 69’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 25’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 16’ Demetri Mitchell (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Jack Simpson (Leyton Orient), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Ollie O'Neill (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Tom James (Leyton Orient), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Azeem Abdulai (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Ajay Matthews (Leyton Orient), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 1’ Jamie Sterry (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Harry Clifton (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Daniel Happe (Leyton Orient), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Doncaster Rovers 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Clark
Senior
Byrne
McGrath
Sterry 90’
Gotts
Adelakun 85’
Bailey 2
Clifton 90’
Molyneux
Okoronkwo 70’
Leyton Orient 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Cahill
Casey
Happe 46’
Simpson
Abdulai
Moorhouse 46’
Mitchell 46’
Archibald
O'Neill
Matthews 46’
Ballard 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Zander Clark
90′ 1 0 27 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jamie Sterry Taken off
89′ – 1 – 1 – 32 1 – –
Neill Byrne
90′ 1 1 1 7 3 34 1 – – –
Jay McGrath
90′ 1 2 – 6 5 33 – – – –
Jack Senior
90′ 2 – – 8 5 26 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Robbie Gotts
90′ – – 29 – 0.02 2 1 9 1 4 –
Luke Molyneux
90′ 1 – 18 1 0.14 – – 4 – 2 –
Owen Bailey
90′ 2 – 33 – 0.04 1 – 6 – 1 –
Harry Clifton Taken off
89′ – – 20 2 0.22 – – – 2 – –
Hakeeb Adelakun Taken off
85′ – 1 24 2 0.28 1 1 2 – 1 –
Glenn Middleton Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Francis Okoronkwo Taken off
70′ – – 3 1 0.12 0.01 2 5 1 15 –
Billy Sharp Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – 0.00 – 2 – 4
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 48% Avg odds 1.97
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.54
Leyton Orient win 26% Avg odds 3.56

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

Form going into the game

Doncaster Rovers LLDWD
Leyton Orient LLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leyton Orient 4-0 Doncaster Rovers, 11 Oct 25 All Doncaster Rovers vs Leyton Orient meetings, next on 14 Nov 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.