Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Gareth Rhodes 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Bristol Rovers 14 · Salford City 4
Referee Stats
2 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Salford City outshot their opponent (7-18).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

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
Salford City (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-2-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 28
Avg: 1.21 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

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
1.58
1.35
GF
1.21
1.22
GA
1.17
52%
O2.5
43%
35%
BTTS
48%
52%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank14th
Salford City rank4th
Bristol Rovers points62
Salford City points81
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.
Salford City: #4 · 81 pts · GD +10
5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-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.

Salford City last 5 away

D W L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals3-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home65%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home35%
Salford City score away65%
Salford City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first52%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first83%
Salford City score first65%
Salford City win after scoring first73%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 20% · Salford City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol Rovers 28.7' · Salford City 35.3'

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.35 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Salford City score away1.21 vs 1.20
Salford City concede away1.17 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers score 2% below league average, while Salford City score level with league average.
Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 1% above league average at home, and Salford City are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS50%
Over 2.525%
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

Salford City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 7
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
6
Total Shots
7
18
Shots off Goal
3
9
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
6
12
Shots Outside Box
1
6
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
2
5
Fouls
17
14
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
5
0
Total Passes
260
289
Passes Accurate
139
173
Passes %
53%
60%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
11'
11' Goal · 0-1
M. Butcher
Normal Goal
40'
40' K. Harris
43'
43' J. Cotterill
1st substitution · For: L. Thomas
45'
45' Goal · 1-1
E. Harrison
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kilgour
46'
46' T. Moore
2nd substitution · For: K. Conteh
54'
54' L. Garbutt
57'
57' O. Ashley
61'
61' C. Mola
63'
63' Goal · 2-1
F. Cavegn
Normal Goal
64'
64' O. Ashley
1st substitution · For: J. Grant
64'
64' B. Woodburn
2nd substitution · For: J. Bird
74'
74' H. Mnoga
81'
81' J. McEachran
3rd substitution · For: B. Bilongo
84'
84' B. Cooper
3rd substitution · For: J. Austerfield
90+3'
90+3' F. Cavegn
4th substitution · For: O. Dewsbury
90+6'
90+6' H. Mnoga
90+7'
90+7' L. Thomas

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol Rovers beat Salford City 2-1 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Gareth Rhodes. It was played at Memorial Stadium.

First half: Salford City took the lead at 11' when M. Butcher scored, making the score 0-1. K. Harris received a yellow card for Salford City at 40'. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 43', with J. Cotterill replacing L. Thomas. Bristol Rovers leveled the score at 45' when E. Harrison scored, with the assist credited to A. Kilgour, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Moore replacing K. Conteh. L. Garbutt received a yellow card for Salford City at 54'. O. Ashley received a yellow card for Salford City at 57'. C. Mola received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 61'. Bristol Rovers took the lead at 63' when F. Cavegn scored, making the score 2-1. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 64', with O. Ashley replacing J. Grant. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Woodburn replacing J. Bird. H. Mnoga received a yellow card for Salford City at 74'. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. McEachran replacing B. Bilongo. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with B. Cooper replacing J. Austerfield. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with F. Cavegn replacing O. Dewsbury. H. Mnoga received a red card for Salford City at 90+6'. L. Thomas received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+7'.

Bristol Rovers used 4 substitutions while Salford City used 3 substitutions. Bristol Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Salford City got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Salford City outshot their opponent (7-18).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City Head-to-Head History by Season