Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bolton Wanderers (8th, 68 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Bristol Rovers (22nd, 43 pts). Bolton Wanderers had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Bolton Wanderers were scoring 1.46 and conceding 1.52, Bristol Rovers 0.96 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Bristol Rovers had been beaten in four straight games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Bolton Wanderers, 2 for Bristol Rovers and 3 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 11% of meetings won. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 78% of the meetings.
University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,723. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Bolton Wanderers: Aaron Collins (76')