Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Bristol Rovers (14th, 62 pts) and Barrow (24th, 36 pts). The last five rounds placed Bristol Rovers 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Barrow ran at 0.98 scored and 1.7 conceded, Bristol Rovers at 1.22 and 1.41.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Barrow, 1 draw and 2 for Bristol Rovers, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
SO Legal Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bristol Rovers led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Bristol Rovers: Tommy Leigh (27'), Fabrizio Cavegn (56')
Key stats
Possession: Barrow 51% · Bristol Rovers 49% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 2-6




