Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Bristol Rovers (13th, 59 pts) and Bury (24th, 36 pts). Recent form flatters Bury's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Scoring rates set the scale: Bristol Rovers 1.3 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Bury 0.89 and 1.54, with the league averaging 1.27.
Bury had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Bristol Rovers wins, 2 for Bury, 1 draw, at 3.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Memorial Stadium in Seattle (capacity 9,832). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.