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Bristol Rovers vs Rotherham United Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 0

Tommy Leigh 32′1st

14th

Player of the matchTommy LeighBRR · 1 goal · 48′ played · 2 key passes · 2 shots (1 on target) · 3 duels won

7.5
Possession
44%56%
Shots · on target in brackets
12 (5)7 (2)
Corners
104
Table · 12 v 5 pts
1st14th → 17th

League TwoMatchday 5Memorial StadiumRef D. Drysdale

Events

BRR 1–0 RTU · 1–3 yellow
  1. Full time 1–0
  2. Kieran NgwenyaYellow card
  3. Philip Sanyaolufor Shaq Forde
  4. Aaron Nemanefor Jili Buyabu
  5. Paul Mullinfor Emmanuel Adegboyega
  6. Josh AusterfieldYellow card
  7. Clinton MolaYellow card
  8. Reiss-Alexander Russell-Dennyfor Bobby Kamwa
  9. Kieran Ngwenyafor Brandon Cover
  10. Ossama Ashleyfor Jayce Fitzgerald
  11. Jack Aitchisonfor Fabrizio Cavegn
  12. Jayce FitzgeraldYellow card
  13. George Sebinefor Tom Bradshaw
  14. Ellis Harrisonfor Tommy Leigh
  15. Half-time 1–0
  16. Tommy Leigh1–0Goal · right foot

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Bristol Rovers4-2-3-16.97 avg rating 6.583-4-2-1Rotherham United
  1. 17.1Brad Young103′
  1. 27.1Tom James103′
  2. 47.2Kofi Balmer103′
  3. 267.3Riley Harbottle103′
  4. 146.8Ben Purrington103′
  1. 66.9Clinton MolaYC 103′
  2. 216.9Richard Smallwood103′
  1. 76.8Shaq Forde↓86′
  2. 247.5Tommy LeighG ↓46′
  3. 106.5Bobby Kamwa↓69′
  1. 296.6Fabrizio Cavegn↓59′
  1. 16.9Ted Cann103′
  1. 36.5Ewan Otoo103′
  2. 146.6Sonny Aljofree103′
  3. 166.4Emmanuel Adegboyega↓78′
  1. 246.7Jili Buyabu↓79′
  2. 46.4Josh AusterfieldYC 103′
  3. 286.5Brandon Cover↓61′
  4. 126.7Denzel Hall103′
  1. 76.6Fábio Tavares103′
  2. 156.8Jayce FitzgeraldYC ↓61′
  1. 96.3Tom Bradshaw↓51′
  1. 8Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennyMF · ↑69′6.3
  2. 11Jack AitchisonMF · ↑59′6.8
  3. 19Ellis HarrisonFW · ↑46′7.0
  4. 27Philip SanyaoluMF · ↑86′
  5. 5Alfie KilgourDF
  6. 9Joe QuigleyFW
  7. 32Charlie BinnsGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Steve Evans (1.52 PPG) · Alex BruceG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 5Kieran NgwenyaDF · YC ↑61′6.2
  2. 6Ossama AshleyMF · ↑61′6.5
  3. 10Paul MullinFW · ↑78′6.1
  4. 19George SebineFW · ↑51′6.4
  5. 23Aaron NemaneFW · ↑79′6.6
  6. 2Joe RaffertyDF
  7. 13Julian EyestoneGK

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Bristol Rovers54-0-112:6+6121st
2Swindon Town53-1-18:6+21010th ▲8
3Barnet52-3-012:8+493rd
15Salford City52-0-34:6-2613th ▼2
16Exeter City51-2-24:40516th
17Rotherham United51-2-26:7-1514th ▼3
18Chesterfield51-2-26:7-1517th ▼1
19Accrington Stanley51-2-29:11-2523rd ▲4
24Port Vale50-2-32:7-5224th
Bristol Rovers
1st9 → 12 pts
Rotherham United
14th → 17th5 → 5 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

55%Model · draw 21%24%

Projected goals
2.16 – 1.38total 3.54 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 9.3%1–1 8.6%2–0 6.8%
OutcomeModelHappened
Bristol Rovers win55%Yes
Draw21%No
Rotherham United win24%No
Over 1.5 goals87%No
Over 2.5 goals68%No
Over 3.5 goals47%No
Both teams to score66%No
Bristol Rovers clean sheet25%Yes
Rotherham United clean sheet12%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 17thfrom 14th

    Rotherham United moved from 14th to 17th in the League Two table with this result.5 → 5 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (1–0 full time).

Team stats

40 figures
Bristol Roversfull timeRotherham United
  1. 44%Possession56%
  2. 12Shots7
  3. 5Shots on target2
  4. 0Big chances1
  5. 10Corners4
  6. 281Passes364
  7. 9Fouls9
  8. 1Yellow cards3
All 40 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 5Accurate crosses3
  3. 79Attacks94
  4. 0Big chances missed1
  5. 26Crosses20
  6. 65Dangerous attacks36
  7. 14Dribble attempts10
  8. 1Hit woodwork1
  9. 3Offsides1
  10. 42%Shot accuracy29%
  11. 3Shots blocked2
  12. 9Shots inside box6
  13. 4Shots off target3
  14. 3Shots outside box1
  15. 8Successful dribbles4
  16. Passing
  17. 32Accurate long passes16
  18. 183Accurate passes260
  19. 8Key passes4
  20. 42%Long pass accuracy26%
  21. 76Long passes61
  22. 65%Pass accuracy71%
  23. Defence
  24. 50Ball safe55
  25. 62Duels won39
  26. 3Goal kicks11
  27. 7Headers won5
  28. 11Interceptions7
  29. 2Saves4
  30. 13Tackles10
  31. 2Tackles won1
  32. Discipline
  33. 9Free kicks9
  34. Other
  35. 158Possession lost163
  36. 4Substitutions5
  37. 26Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 6.97 v 6.58
  1. Tommy LeighBRR7.5
  2. Riley HarbottleBRR7.3
  3. Kofi BalmerBRR7.2
  4. Brad YoungBRR7.1
  5. Tom JamesBRR7.1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Bristol Roversall competitionsRotherham United
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.27Goals per game (both sides)2.53
  3. 87%Over 1.587%
  4. 53%Over 2.533%
  5. 47%Over 3.520%
  6. 60%Both teams scored67%
  7. 33%Clean sheets20%
  8. 7%Failed to score13%
  9. Bristol Rovers at home v Rotherham United away
  10. 9Played8
  11. 6Won3
  12. 2Drawn3
  13. 1Lost2
  14. 20-8Goals (for-against)11-9
  15. 2.22Points per game1.5
  16. 44%Over 2.538%
  17. 44%Clean sheets38%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 11-61st-half goals (for-against)9-13
  20. 21-112nd-half goals (for-against)8-8
  21. 66%Goals after half-time47%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 7-4-4Half-time W-D-L4-4-7

How we calculate this

Referee

D. Drysdale
Cards / match
3.31this match 4 (+0.69)
Yellows / match
3.22this match 4
Reds / match
0.09
Penalties / match
0.1916% of matches
Fouls / match
21.1this match 18

1.37Home 1.37 vs Away 1.85 yellows/match · +0.48 away · 3–6 red · 3 coach cards1.85

38%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 30%32%

home winsaway wins
With Bristol Rovers
2-0-1 in 3 · 2.67 yellows/game
With Rotherham United
4-0-0 in 4 · 1.25 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 135 career matches.

Matchday 5

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Salford City1–0Port Vale
  2. Fleetwood Town2–0Shrewsbury Town
  3. Swindon Town3–1Colchester United
  4. Rochdale1–4Gillingham
  5. Northampton Town1–0Newport County
  6. Exeter City0–0Walsall
  7. Crewe Alexandra1–1York City
  8. Chesterfield3–3Barnet
  9. Cheltenham Town2–2Grimsby Town
  10. Accrington Stanley3–2Crawley Town
League Two fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Capacity
12,500 · grass
Weather
20 °C · scattered clouds · humidity 56%
Referee
D. Drysdale
BRR coach
Steve Evans (1.52 PPG)
RTU coach
Alex Bruce

Match summary

Bristol Rovers beat Rotherham United 1-0 in the League Two (England).

Before kickoff, Bristol Rovers sat 1st on 9 points, while Rotherham United were 14th on 5 points. Across 10 previous meetings on record, Bristol Rovers won 5 and Rotherham United won 4, with 1 draw (2.9 goals per game).

Tommy Leigh (32') scored for Bristol Rovers.

Bristol Rovers — live results and scheduleRotherham United — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Tommy LeighBRR2 (1)
  2. Fábio TavaresRTU2 (1)
  3. Philip SanyaoluBRR2

Big chances created

  1. Sonny AljofreeRTU1

Passes

  1. Sonny AljofreeRTU36/45
  2. Josh AusterfieldRTU31/45
  3. Emmanuel AdegboyegaRTU27/40

Key passes

  1. Tommy LeighBRR2
  2. Tom JamesBRR2
  3. Jack AitchisonBRR2

Duels won

  1. Riley HarbottleBRR14/19
  2. Ellis HarrisonBRR11/15
  3. Clinton MolaBRR7/11

Tackles

  1. Riley HarbottleBRR4
  2. Denzel HallRTU3
  3. Josh AusterfieldRTU3

Clearances

  1. Kofi BalmerBRR8
  2. Sonny AljofreeRTU8
  3. Riley HarbottleBRR6

Saves

  1. Ted CannRTU4
  2. Brad YoungBRR2

Head-to-head

10 meetings on record since 2011

5-1-4Bristol Rovers W-D-L · goals 15:14

5 BRR1 draws4 RTU
With Bristol Rovers at home
3-0-2 (11:8)
Goals per meeting
2.9
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams scored
50%
Won by the host
50%
Last 5 (Bristol Rovers)
1W 1D 3L · 2.2 goals/game
  1. Bristol Rovers2–3Rotherham UnitedLeague One
  2. Rotherham United0–0Bristol RoversLeague One
  3. Rotherham United3–0Bristol RoversLeague One
  4. Bristol Rovers1–0Rotherham UnitedLeague One
  5. Rotherham United2–0Bristol RoversLeague One
Show all 10 meetings
  1. Bristol Rovers2–1Rotherham UnitedLeague One
  2. Bristol Rovers1–2Rotherham UnitedLeague Two
  3. Rotherham United1–3Bristol RoversLeague Two
  4. Rotherham United0–1Bristol RoversLeague Two
  5. Bristol Rovers5–2Rotherham UnitedLeague Two
  1. Rotherham UnitednextBristol RoversFA Cup
  2. Rotherham UnitednextBristol RoversLeague Two

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Bristol Rovers4d restequal rest · old → new4d restRotherham United
  1. 1-1D2 May
  2. 0-0D18 Jul
  3. 1-1D18 Jul
  4. 2-2D21 Jul
  5. 0-1L8 Aug
  6. 2-3L15 Aug
  7. 5-3W22 Aug
  8. 2-2D25 Aug
  9. 2-0W29 Aug
  10. 2-0W1 Sep

3-5-2goals 17:131.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D18 Jul
  2. 1-0W21 Jul
  3. 0-2L25 Jul
  4. 2-0W28 Jul
  5. 1-1D4 Aug
  6. 1-4L8 Aug
  7. 1-2L15 Aug
  8. 1-1D22 Aug
  9. 2-1W29 Aug
  10. 2-2D1 Sep

3-4-3goals 12:141.30pts/game

  1. HColchester United2–0
  2. ACrawley Town2–0
  3. HChelsea U212–2
  4. HNewport County5–3
  5. AYork City2–3

latest 5

  1. ATranmere Rovers2–2
  2. HChesterfield2–1
  3. HYork City1–1
  4. ACheltenham Town1–2
  5. HWest Bromwich Albion1–4
Show older matches
  1. HPeterborough United0–1
  2. AForest Green Rovers2–2
  3. HPortsmouth1–1
  4. AYeovil Town0–0
  5. ANotts County1–1

older

  1. HDerby County1–1
  2. ADarlington2–0
  3. HSheffield United0–2
  4. AAlfreton Town1–0
  5. AMatlock Town1–1

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