Fleetwood Town vs Bristol Rovers

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Highbury Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Fleetwood Town 15 · Bristol Rovers 14
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.31
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 54%
Draws 31%
Away wins 15%
How the match was won
  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (7-16).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Fleetwood Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-9-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 34
Avg: 1.48 / 1.48

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3
Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 37
Avg: 1.09 / 1.61

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.09
1.48
GF
1.09
1.48
GA
1.61
57%
O2.5
52%
83%
BTTS
57%
39%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Fleetwood Town rank15th
Bristol Rovers rank14th
Fleetwood Town points61
Bristol Rovers points62
Fleetwood Town: #15 · 61 pts · GD -1
25 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Fleetwood Town last 5 home

D D L W D
Points6/15
Weighted index36
Goals5-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

D W W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index71
Goals8-6
Record3-1-1
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.

Fleetwood Town trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS83%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Fleetwood Town score at home87%
Fleetwood Town clean sheet at home13%
Bristol Rovers score away70%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Fleetwood Town score first39%
Fleetwood Town win after scoring first33%
Bristol Rovers score first35%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Fleetwood Town 64% · Bristol Rovers 31%
Avg first goal minute: Fleetwood Town 32.3' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Fleetwood Town score at home1.48 vs 1.37
Fleetwood Town concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37
Fleetwood Town score 8% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Fleetwood Town are 23% above league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Fleetwood Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 3

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
46-60 6
0-15 5
61-75 5
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
7
16
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
0
8
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
1
8
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
1
6
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
239
381
Passes Accurate
142
287
Passes %
59%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
26'
26' Goal · 1-0
W. Davies
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Bonds
34'
34' Goal · 2-0
W. Davies
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Neal
42'
42' P. Omochere
46'
46' T. Moore
1st substitution · For: R. Sotiriou
63'
63' I. Hutchinson
2nd substitution · For: L. Thomas
63'
63' F. Cavegn
3rd substitution · For: E. Harrison
74'
74' Goal · 2-1
P. Omochere
Penalty
76'
76' T. Mullarkey
1st substitution · For: F. Potter
77'
77' R. Graydon
2nd substitution · For: M. Virtue-Thick
80'
80' P. Omochere
4th substitution · For: O. Dewsbury
83'
83' W. Davies
84'
84' M. Helm
3rd substitution · For: J. Norwood
84'
84' W. Davies
4th substitution · For: C. Evans
90+5'
90+5' L. Thomas
90+7'
90+7' J. McEachran

Fleetwood Town vs Bristol Rovers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fleetwood Town beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Sebastian Stockbridge. It was played at Highbury Stadium.

First half: Fleetwood Town took the lead at 26' when W. Davies scored, with the assist credited to E. Bonds, making the score 1-0. Fleetwood Town extended the lead at 34' when W. Davies scored, with the assist credited to H. Neal, making the score 2-0. P. Omochere received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 42'.

Second half: Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Moore replacing R. Sotiriou. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with I. Hutchinson replacing L. Thomas. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 63', with F. Cavegn replacing E. Harrison. Bristol Rovers reduced the deficit at 74' when P. Omochere scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Fleetwood Town made their 1st substitution at 76', with T. Mullarkey replacing F. Potter. Fleetwood Town made their 2nd substitution at 77', with R. Graydon replacing M. Virtue-Thick. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 80', with P. Omochere replacing O. Dewsbury. W. Davies received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 83'. Fleetwood Town made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Helm replacing J. Norwood. Fleetwood Town made their 4th substitution at 84', with W. Davies replacing C. Evans. L. Thomas received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+5'. J. McEachran received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+7'.

Fleetwood Town used 4 substitutions while Bristol Rovers used 4 substitutions. Fleetwood Town got 1 yellow card, while Bristol Rovers got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (7-16).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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