Bristol Rovers vs Accrington StanleyLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League Two (England)

2025/2026

Bristol Rovers

Harbottle5'

Sparkes53'

-FT

Mar 28, 2026

Memorial Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Riley Harbottle

Bristol Rovers

Goals

8.0

90'+1Substitution

Ellis Harrison· In

Joe Quigley· Out

Bristol Rovers

83'Yellow Card

Tyler Walton

Accrington Stanley

80'Yellow Card

Freddie Sass

Accrington Stanley

75'Substitution

D. Abimbola· In

Paddy Madden· Out

Accrington Stanley

75'Substitution

Dan Martin· In

Connor O'Brien· Out

Accrington Stanley

67'Yellow Card

Mees Rijks

Bristol Rovers

66'Substitution

Shaqai Forde· In

Tommy Leigh· Out

Bristol Rovers

66'Substitution

Mees Rijks· In

Fabrizio Cavegn· Out

Bristol Rovers

62'Substitution

Tyler Walton· In

Charlie Brown· Out

Accrington Stanley

54'Substitution

Freddie Sass· In

Devon Matthews· Out

Accrington Stanley

Goal!

2-0

Jack Sparkes

53'·Bristol Rovers

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52'Yellow Card

Devon Matthews

Accrington Stanley

49'Yellow Card

Riley Harbottle

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

1-0

Riley Harbottle

5'·Bristol Rovers

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Statistics of the Game

Bristol Rovers

Accrington Stanley

43%Ball Possession57%

11Shots Total9

3Shots On Target2

5Corners7

13Fouls11

2Yellow Cards3

5Offsides3

1Saves1

237Passes312

7Shots Off Target2

72Attacks113

42Dangerous Attacks50

9Shots Inside Box5

2Shots Outside Box4

2Goals0

11Free Kicks13

1Shots Blocked5

3Substitutions4

21Tackles16

124Accurate Passes198

0Injuries2

14Total Crosses26

4Accurate Crosses6

9Interceptions5

1Big Chances Created1

1Big Chances Missed1

Bristol Rovers

Manager: Steve Evans

Starting XI

6.8

7.7

7.3

8.0

7.0

6.9

6.7

8.0

6.6

6.9

6.4

Substitutes

Luke Kevin Southwood

Shaqai Forde

6.7

Luke Thomas

Kane Thompson-Sommers

6.4

Manager: John Doolan

Starting XI

6.0

6.4

6.8

6.9

6.3

6.8

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.2

7.0

Substitutes

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.6

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Riley Harbottle DF	8.0	90'	1	0	1/1	21(48%)	1	6/13
Jack Sparkes MF	8.0	90'	1	0	1/2	25(48%)	2	5/6
Kofi Balmer DF	7.7	90'	0	1	0/2	15(67%)	1	5/9
A. Kilgour DF	7.3	90'	0	0	0/1	19(42%)	2	6/10
Joel Senior MF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	12(67%)	5	6/11
Joe Quigley FW	6.9	90'	0	0	1/1	25(68%)	1	13/24
Richard Smallwood MF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	28(64%)	3	6/9
Brad Young GK	6.8	90'	0	0	-	23(35%)	-	-
Clinton Mola MF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	25(60%)	4	10/18
Shaqai Forde FW	6.7	24'	0	0	-	6(67%)	-	2/6
Tommy Leigh FW	6.6	66'	0	0	-	24(38%)	1	5/7
Mees Rijks FW	6.4	24'	0	0	0/3	7(57%)	-	2/3
Fabrizio Cavegn FW	6.4	66'	0	0	-	6(17%)	1	3/6
Ellis Harrison FW	-	1'	0	0	-	1	-	1/1

Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bristol Rovers	W2	2	0	2	1	12/15	7-3
Accrington Stanley	L2	0	7	0	2	2/15	2-8

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Bristol Rovers — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Crewe Alexandra2026-03-07
W2-0 @ Barrow2026-03-10
L0-1 @ Bromley2026-03-14
W1-0 vs Shrewsbury Town2026-03-17
W2-1 @ Gillingham2026-03-21

Accrington Stanley — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Bromley2026-02-28
D1-1 vs Cambridge United2026-03-07
D0-0 @ Barrow2026-03-14
L0-4 vs Notts County2026-03-17
L0-1 vs Chesterfield2026-03-21

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Bristol Rovers wins: 2
Draws: 2
Accrington Stanley wins: 12
Avg goals per meeting: 2.81
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 56%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 0D 4L (Bristol Rovers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.8 vs 2.81

Aggregated from 16 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-15	Accrington Stanley	3-1	Bristol Rovers
2023-01-14	Accrington Stanley	2-0	Bristol Rovers
2022-09-24	Bristol Rovers	0-1	Accrington Stanley
2021-03-09	Bristol Rovers	4-1	Accrington Stanley
2021-02-02	Accrington Stanley	6-1	Bristol Rovers

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bristol Rovers	14	46	62	-9	WWWWD	2	+12
Accrington Stanley	16	46	53	-11	LLDDL	24	-8

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 9 ptsBristol Rovers 62 · Accrington Stanley 53
Positions: #14 vs #16

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-28

Recent matches

Match•

2-2

@ Forest Green Rovers

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

3-3

Total matches

Recent matches

League Two•Mar 28, 2026

Bristol Rovers

2-0

Accrington Stanley

League Two•Nov 15, 2025

Accrington Stanley

3-1

Bristol Rovers

Head to Head

Last 17 matches

Bristol Rovers wins

Draws

Accrington Stanley wins

Goals Scored

19 - 28

Mar 28, 2026 • League Two

Bristol Rovers

2-0

Accrington Stanley

Nov 15, 2025 • League Two

Accrington Stanley

3-1

Bristol Rovers

Jan 14, 2023 • League One

Accrington Stanley

2-0

Bristol Rovers

Match Report

Accrington Stanley (16th, 53 pts) visited Bristol Rovers (14th, 62 pts) with 9 points between them. The last five rounds placed Bristol Rovers 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings.

Accrington Stanley had not won in 7 games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Bristol Rovers against 2/15 for Accrington Stanley.

GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 2 for Bristol Rovers, 12 for Accrington Stanley and 2 drawn, at 2.81 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.81 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.8.

Goal scorers

Bristol Rovers: Jack Sparkes (53'), Riley Harbottle (5')

Key stats

Possession: Bristol Rovers 43% · Accrington Stanley 57% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-7

More details:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley?

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Accrington Stanley. League Two (England) match played on 28 Mar 2026.

What league is Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley in?

This match is part of the League Two (England). The match takes place at Memorial Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Accrington Stanley?

In 16 meetings between 2011 and 2026: Bristol Rovers has 2 wins, 2 draws, and 12 losses against Accrington Stanley.

Where is Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley being played?

The match is being played at Memorial Stadium.

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Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley — computed insights

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Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

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Last 17 matches

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