Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers

Blackpool

3 - 1

Bristol Rovers

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bloomfield Road 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Blackpool 8 · Bristol Rovers 16

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	44%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Blackpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-6-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 2.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 39

Avg: 1.09 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.09

PPG

1.17

1.87

1.09

0.83

1.70

52%

O2.5

52%

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Blackpool rank8th

Bristol Rovers rank16th

Blackpool points73

Bristol Rovers points57

Blackpool: #8 · 73 pts · GD +17

19 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bristol Rovers: #16 · 57 pts · GD -16

35 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackpool last 5 home

W W W D D

Points11/15

Weighted index87

Goals5-2

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

L W L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals3-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackpool score at home83%

Blackpool clean sheet at home52%

Bristol Rovers score away74%

Bristol Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Blackpool score first0%

Blackpool win after scoring first0%

Bristol Rovers score first0%

Bristol Rovers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackpool 0% · Bristol Rovers 0%

Vs league average

Blackpool score at home1.87 vs 1.41

Blackpool concede at home0.83 vs 1.18

Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.18

Bristol Rovers concede away1.70 vs 1.41

Blackpool score 33% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackpool are 30% below league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 20% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackpool goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

432

461

Passes Accurate

327

342

Passes %

76%

74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	6
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (66.7%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 4 - 1 26 Nov 2024 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

20 Jan 2024 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 1 - 2 23 Dec 2023 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 1

2020-2021 Season

09 May 2021 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 02 Jan 2021 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 2 - 1

2019-2020 Season

15 Feb 2020 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 2 - 1 03 Aug 2019 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

02 Mar 2019 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 4 - 0 03 Nov 2018 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 3

2017-2018 Season

13 Jan 2018 Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0 23 Sep 2017 Bristol Rovers vs Blackpool 3 - 1