Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate Town

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Bristol Rovers 14 · Harrogate Town 23
Referee Stats
11 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 45%
Draws 27%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (18-6).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Bristol Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-1-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 28
Avg: 1.35 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

8
Harrogate Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 30
Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.04
1.35
GF
1.00
1.22
GA
1.30
52%
O2.5
30%
35%
BTTS
52%
52%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank14th
Harrogate Town rank23rd
Bristol Rovers points62
Harrogate Town points39
Bristol Rovers: #14 · 62 pts · GD -9
24 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29
47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol Rovers last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals11-1
Record5-0-0
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.

Harrogate Town last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-4
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home65%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home35%
Harrogate Town score away74%
Harrogate Town clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first52%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first83%
Harrogate Town score first48%
Harrogate Town win after scoring first55%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 20% · Harrogate Town 42%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol Rovers 28.7' · Harrogate Town 24.9'

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.35 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Harrogate Town score away1.00 vs 1.20
Harrogate Town concede away1.30 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers score 2% below league average, while Harrogate Town score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 1% above league average at home, and Harrogate Town are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Bristol Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 6
61-75 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 2

Harrogate Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
16-30 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
2
Total Shots
18
6
Shots off Goal
10
3
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
16
6
Shots Outside Box
2
0
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
13
4
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
341
245
Passes Accurate
216
135
Passes %
63%
55%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
2
45+6' ↑↓
↑↓
45+6' ⇄ M. Bennett
1st substitution · For: S. McCoulsky
54'
54' S. McCoulsky
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
S. Duke-McKenna
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Morris
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ P. Omochere
1st substitution · For: E. Harrison
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ R. Sotiriou
2nd substitution · For: O. Dewsbury
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ L. Thomas
3rd substitution · For: I. Hutchinson
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ J. McEachran
4th substitution · For: R. Howley
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ R. Smith
2nd substitution · For: Thomas Daniel Hill
77'
77' A. O'Connor
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ C. Mola
5th substitution · For: B. Bilongo
84'
84' Thomas Daniel Hill
90+1'
90+1' B. Bilongo

Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate Town 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Harrogate Town beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at Memorial Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 45+6', with M. Bennett replacing S. McCoulsky.

Second half: S. McCoulsky received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 54'. Harrogate Town took the lead at 63' when S. Duke-McKenna scored, with the assist credited to B. Morris, making the score 0-1. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 68', with P. Omochere replacing E. Harrison. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 68', with R. Sotiriou replacing O. Dewsbury. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 69', with L. Thomas replacing I. Hutchinson. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 69', with J. McEachran replacing R. Howley. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Smith replacing Thomas Daniel Hill. A. O'Connor received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 77'. Bristol Rovers made their 5th substitution at 83', with C. Mola replacing B. Bilongo. Thomas Daniel Hill received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 84'. B. Bilongo received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+1'.

Bristol Rovers used 5 substitutions while Harrogate Town used 2 substitutions. Bristol Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Harrogate Town got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (18-6).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate Town Head-to-Head History by Season