Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Oxford United 5th with 77 points, Bristol Rovers 15th with 57, 20 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Bristol Rovers 1.13 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Oxford United 1.72 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.29.
Bristol Rovers had been beaten in four straight games.
The sides have met 24 times in the GioScore results database: 11 wins for Bristol Rovers, 5 draws and 8 for Oxford United, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. 3.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.5.
The match was played at Memorial Stadium in Seattle (capacity 9,832). Bristol Rovers led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.




