PREVIEW | Reading vs Doncaster Rovers - team news, lineups, predictions

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·24 October 2025

PREVIEW | Reading vs Doncaster Rovers - team news, lineups, predictions

Reading and Doncaster Rovers go head-to-head at Select Car Leasing Stadium this Saturday in the EFL League One.

Reading currently have 14 points and lie in 16th position. In their last fixture, Noel Hunt's team won 1-0 against Northampton Town (EFL League One 2025/26).

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Doncaster Rovers have 17 points to their name this season and occupy 12th position in the table. Last time out, Grant McCann's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Northampton Town (EFL League One 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Reading winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Reading: Jack Stevens, Kelvin Abrefa, Paudie OConnor, Finley Burns, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Kami Doyle, Charlie Savage, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jack Marriott, Paddy Lane

Doncaster Rovers: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Tom Nixon, Matty Pearson, Jay McGrath, Jack Senior, Owen Bailey, George Broadbent, Luke Molyneux, Joe Sbarra, Glenn Middleton, Billy Sharp

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Last starting XIs

Reading ( vs Northampton Town 2025-10-21): Jack Stevens, Kelvin Abrefa, Paudie OConnor, Derrick Williams, Matty Jacob, Lewis Wing, Ben Elliott, Charlie Savage, Matt Ritchie, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Paddy Lane

Doncaster Rovers ( vs Northampton Town 2025-10-18): Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Sean Grehan, Matty Pearson, Jay McGrath, James Maxwell, Ben Close, Owen Bailey, Damola Ajayi, Robbie Gotts, Glenn Middleton, Billy Sharp

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MANAGERS

Grant McCann has faced Reading on three occasions, recording one win and two draws.

TEAMS

Doncaster Rovers currently have one draw in the last 14 games.
Doncaster Rovers currently have one victory in the last eight games.
Doncaster Rovers have gone two consecutive games without winning.
Doncaster Rovers have two consecutive defeats.
At home, Reading currently has one loss in the last eight games.
At home, Reading has scored in eight consecutive games.
At home, Reading has gone seven consecutive games without losing.
At home, Reading has two consecutive victories.
Reading currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Reading has scored in seven consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Reading and Doncaster Rovers have faced each other 44 times, with Reading having the upper hand: 30 wins, against five victories for Doncaster Rovers.
At the Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading has an advantage in the clashes against Doncaster Rovers: 18 wins in 23 games. Doncaster Rovers have three victories.
In the EFL League One, 16 matches were played between the two teams, with Reading winning 12, one draw, and three victories for Doncaster Rovers.