Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere

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🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Parsons 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 13
Regular Season Table
Bristol Rovers 14 · Tranmere 21
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.30
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Tranmere outshot their opponent (12-20).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (61%).
  • Tranmere had the sharper finishing (2-9 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
Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42
Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

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
1.00
1.35
GF
1.39
1.22
GA
1.83
52%
O2.5
65%
35%
BTTS
65%
52%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank14th
Tranmere rank21st
Bristol Rovers points62
Tranmere points41
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.
Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25
45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
21-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.

Tranmere last 5 away

L W D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
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%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home65%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home35%
Tranmere score away78%
Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first52%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first83%
Tranmere score first43%
Tranmere win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 20% · Tranmere 36%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol Rovers 28.7' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.35 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20
Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers score 2% below league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 1% above league average at home, and Tranmere are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 4.50 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

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
9
Total Shots
12
20
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
5
7
Shots Inside Box
9
13
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
13
14
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
1
Total Passes
458
286
Passes Accurate
347
194
Passes %
76%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
5'
5' E. Harrison
25' ↑↓
↑↓
25' ⇄ E. Harrison
1st substitution · For: R. Sotiriou
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
N. Smith
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Patrick
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Ironside
1st substitution · For: J. Davison
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
C. Jennings
Normal Goal · Assist: A. McGowan
55'
55' J. Davison
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ K. Conteh
2nd substitution · For: S. Forde
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ J. Sparkes
3rd substitution · For: B. Bilongo
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ S. Finley
2nd substitution · For: N. Kenneh
71'
71' O. Patrick
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
C. Jennings
Normal Goal
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ B. Blacker
3rd substitution · For: R. Smallwood
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ C. Norman
4th substitution · For: Jayden Joseph
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 0-4
J. Davison
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Jennings
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ C. Jennings
5th substitution · For: S. Solomon
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 1-4
A. Chang
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' A. Kilgour

Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tranmere beat Bristol Rovers 4-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Thomas Parsons. It was played at Memorial Stadium.

First half: E. Harrison received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 5'. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 25', with E. Harrison replacing R. Sotiriou. Tranmere took the lead at 33' when N. Smith scored, with the assist credited to O. Patrick, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Ironside replacing J. Davison. Tranmere extended the lead at 51' when C. Jennings scored, with the assist credited to A. McGowan, making the score 0-2. J. Davison received a yellow card for Tranmere at 55'. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 59', with K. Conteh replacing S. Forde. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 59', with J. Sparkes replacing B. Bilongo. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 68', with S. Finley replacing N. Kenneh. O. Patrick received a yellow card for Tranmere at 71'. Tranmere extended the lead at 73' when C. Jennings scored, making the score 0-3. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 76', with B. Blacker replacing R. Smallwood. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. Norman replacing Jayden Joseph. Tranmere extended the lead at 79' when J. Davison scored, with the assist credited to C. Jennings, making the score 0-4. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 83', with C. Jennings replacing S. Solomon. Bristol Rovers reduced the deficit at 85' when A. Chang scored, making the score 1-4. A. Kilgour received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+1'.

Bristol Rovers used 3 substitutions while Tranmere used 5 substitutions. Bristol Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Tranmere got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Tranmere outshot their opponent (12-20).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (61%).
  • Tranmere had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

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