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Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers

Swindon Town
1 - 1
Bristol Rovers
🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Ruebyn Ricardo 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Swindon Town 9 · Bristol Rovers 14
Referee Stats
Ruebyn Ricardo
2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 0%
Draws 50%
Away wins 50%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Swindon Town outshot their opponent (16-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27
Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

6

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

1.70
PPG
1.09
1.65
GF
1.09
1.17
GA
1.61
61%
O2.5
52%
65%
BTTS
57%
35%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th
Bristol Rovers rank14th
Swindon Town points75
Bristol Rovers points62
Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11
11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 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.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-8
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 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.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Swindon Town score at home87%
Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%
Bristol Rovers score away70%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%
Swindon Town win after scoring first75%
Bristol Rovers score first35%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Bristol Rovers 31%
Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37
Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37
Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.75
BTTS75%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4

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
5
4
Total Shots
16
11
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
6
4
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
13
1
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
307
279
Passes Accurate
195
175
Passes %
64%
63%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
2
32'
32' O. Clarke
32'
32' K. Balmer
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
K. Thompson-Sommers
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Harrison
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
O. Palmer
Normal Goal · Assist: Jake Thomas Batty
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ E. Harrison
1st substitution · For: F. Cavegn
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ J. Snowdon
1st substitution · For: F. Holman
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ W. Wright
2nd substitution · For: B. Kirkman
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ J. Hoilett
3rd substitution · For: M. Olakigbe
83'
83' J. Senior
88'
88' J. Quigley
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ Jake Thomas Batty
4th substitution · For: B. Bodin
90'
90' R. Smallwood
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ R. De Havilland
2nd substitution · For: L. Thomas

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

Swindon Town drew 1-1 with Bristol Rovers on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ruebyn Ricardo. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: O. Clarke received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 32'. K. Balmer received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 32'. Bristol Rovers took the lead at 43' when K. Thompson-Sommers scored, with the assist credited to E. Harrison, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Swindon Town leveled the score at 58' when O. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to Jake Thomas Batty, making the score 1-1. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 67', with E. Harrison replacing F. Cavegn. Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 69', with J. Snowdon replacing F. Holman. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 69', with W. Wright replacing B. Kirkman. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 69', with J. Hoilett replacing M. Olakigbe. J. Senior received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 83'. J. Quigley received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 88'. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 89', with Jake Thomas Batty replacing B. Bodin. R. Smallwood received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90'. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 90', with R. De Havilland replacing L. Thomas.

Swindon Town used 4 substitutions while Bristol Rovers used 2 substitutions. Swindon Town got 1 yellow card, while Bristol Rovers got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Swindon Town outshot their opponent (16-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
28 Feb 2026 Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1 13 Dec 2025 Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town 0 - 3
2021-2022 Season
22 Jan 2022 Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1 02 Oct 2021 Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town 1 - 3