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Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury

Bristol Rovers
1 - 0
Shrewsbury
🕒 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Rock 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Bristol Rovers 14 · Shrewsbury 19
Referee Stats
David Rock
13 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 46%
Home wins 46%
Draws 31%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-5).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

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
Shrewsbury (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-4-15

Goals For / Against

20 / 42
Avg: 0.87 / 1.83

Points

16
Avg: 0.70

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

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
0.70
1.35
GF
0.87
1.22
GA
1.83
52%
O2.5
52%
35%
BTTS
52%
52%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank14th
Shrewsbury rank19th
Bristol Rovers points62
Shrewsbury points49
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.
Shrewsbury: #19 · 49 pts · GD -27
37 pts off the top 2. 27 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-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.

Shrewsbury last 5 away

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals1-5
Record0-1-4
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.

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%

Shrewsbury trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home65%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home35%
Shrewsbury score away57%
Shrewsbury clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first52%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first83%
Shrewsbury score first13%
Shrewsbury win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 20% · Shrewsbury 19%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol Rovers 28.7' · Shrewsbury 31.3'

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.35 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Shrewsbury score away0.87 vs 1.20
Shrewsbury concede away1.83 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers score 2% below league average, while Shrewsbury score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 1% above league average at home, and Shrewsbury are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Shrewsbury goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 9
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
1
Total Shots
8
5
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
0
0
Shots Inside Box
4
4
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
2
0
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
309
270
Passes Accurate
190
140
Passes %
61%
52%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
38'
38' R. Harbottle
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ Iwan Morgan
1st substitution · For: T. Ogunsuyi
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ J. Quigley
1st substitution · For: E. Harrison
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ F. Cavegn
2nd substitution · For: Y. Akhamrich
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ R. Harbottle
3rd substitution · For: L. Thomas
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
T. Leigh
Normal Goal
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ N. Freeman
2nd substitution · For: T. McDermott
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ T. Leigh
4th substitution · For: K. Thompson-Sommers
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ A. Scully
3rd substitution · For: W. Gary
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ S. Stubbs
4th substitution · For: M. Benning
90+11'
90+11' T. McDermott

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

Bristol Rovers beat Shrewsbury 1-0 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by David Rock. It was played at Memorial Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Harbottle received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 38'.

Second half: Shrewsbury made their 1st substitution at 58', with Iwan Morgan replacing T. Ogunsuyi. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Quigley replacing E. Harrison. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with F. Cavegn replacing Y. Akhamrich. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 63', with R. Harbottle replacing L. Thomas. Bristol Rovers took the lead at 79' when T. Leigh scored, making the score 1-0. Shrewsbury made their 2nd substitution at 80', with N. Freeman replacing T. McDermott. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 86', with T. Leigh replacing K. Thompson-Sommers. Shrewsbury made their 3rd substitution at 88', with A. Scully replacing W. Gary. Shrewsbury made their 4th substitution at 89', with S. Stubbs replacing M. Benning. T. McDermott received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 90+11'.

Bristol Rovers used 4 substitutions while Shrewsbury used 4 substitutions. Bristol Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Shrewsbury got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-5).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
17 Mar 2026 Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury 1 - 0 01 Jan 2026 Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 3