Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Bristol Rovers (15th, 57 pts) and Carlisle United (24th, 30 pts). Recent form flatters Carlisle United's table spot — 20th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Bristol Rovers ran at 1.13 scored and 1.48 conceded, Carlisle United at 0.89 and 1.76.
Carlisle United entered with seven losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Bristol Rovers held 6 points of 15 and Carlisle United 0.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bristol Rovers 4, draws 1, Carlisle United 4, at 3 goals per meeting. 78% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Memorial Stadium in Seattle, with room for 9,832 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.