Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere

Bristol Rovers

1 - 4

Tranmere

🕒 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

Thomas Parsons

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

W-D-L: 12-1-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 28

Avg: 1.35 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42

Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.39

1.22

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

458

286

Passes Accurate

347

194

Passes %

76%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

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 Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Tranmere vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 18 Oct 2025 Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere 1 - 4

2021-2022 Season

09 Apr 2022 Tranmere vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1 20 Nov 2021 Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere 2 - 2