Harrogate Town vs Bristol Rovers

2 - 3
🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 EnviroVent Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Parkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Harrogate Town 23 · Bristol Rovers 14
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.38 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.38
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 44%
Draws 25%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-15).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Bristol Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Harrogate Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-3-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 38
Avg: 0.70 / 1.65

Points

15
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

12
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

0.65
PPG
1.09
0.70
GF
1.09
1.65
GA
1.61
43%
O2.5
52%
35%
BTTS
57%
30%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Harrogate Town rank23rd
Bristol Rovers rank14th
Harrogate Town points39
Bristol Rovers points62
Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29
47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
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.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Harrogate Town last 5 home

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-8
Record1-0-4
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 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.

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

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

Harrogate Town score at home48%
Harrogate Town clean sheet at home17%
Bristol Rovers score away70%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Harrogate Town score first30%
Harrogate Town win after scoring first57%
Bristol Rovers score first35%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Harrogate Town 7% · Bristol Rovers 31%
Avg first goal minute: Harrogate Town 41.6' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Harrogate Town score at home0.70 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town concede at home1.65 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town score 49% below league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Harrogate Town are 37% above league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Harrogate Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 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
2
6
Total Shots
14
15
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
12
9
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
15
12
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
298
364
Passes Accurate
199
246
Passes %
67%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
27' ⚽
⚽
27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
E. Taylor
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Gibson
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. Quigley
1st substitution · For: E. Harrison
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ K. Thompson-Sommers
2nd substitution · For: T. Leigh
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
S. Forde
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Leigh
55' ⚽
⚽
55' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
E. Taylor
Normal Goal
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ E. Acquah
1st substitution · For: S. McCoulsky
61' ⚽
⚽
61' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
E. Harrison
Normal Goal
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. McEachran
3rd substitution · For: T. Lockyer
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ R. De Havilland
4th substitution · For: A. Kilgour
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Y. Akhamrich
5th substitution · For: F. Cavegn
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ J. Slater
2nd substitution · For: B. Faulkner
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
E. Harrison
Penalty

Harrogate Town vs Bristol Rovers 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol Rovers beat Harrogate Town 3-2 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Stephen Parkinson. It was played at EnviroVent Stadium.

First half: Harrogate Town took the lead at 27' when E. Taylor scored, with the assist credited to L. Gibson, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Quigley replacing E. Harrison. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Thompson-Sommers replacing T. Leigh. Bristol Rovers leveled the score at 50' when S. Forde scored, with the assist credited to T. Leigh, making the score 1-1. Harrogate Town took the lead at 55' when E. Taylor scored, making the score 2-1. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 58', with E. Acquah replacing S. McCoulsky. Bristol Rovers leveled the score at 61' when E. Harrison scored, making the score 2-2. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. McEachran replacing T. Lockyer. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 72', with R. De Havilland replacing A. Kilgour. Bristol Rovers made their 5th substitution at 72', with Y. Akhamrich replacing F. Cavegn. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Slater replacing B. Faulkner. Bristol Rovers took the lead at 79' when E. Harrison scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3.

Harrogate Town used 2 substitutions while Bristol Rovers used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-15).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Bristol Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

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