Match summary
Before kickoff, Bristol Rovers were 19th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games.
Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury TownResult, Lineups & H2H
- Leigh79'
Memorial Stadium
Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bristol Rovers3W 1D 1L
Bristol RoversShrewsbury Town
10Pointsof 159
8Goals scored8
4Goals conceded7
1Clean sheets1
1Without a win1
1Conceded in a row4
Head to head19 meetings · Sep 2011 – Jan 2026
- Bristol Rovers wins
- 8
- Draws
- 5
- Shrewsbury Town wins
- 6
2.11goals per meeting
37%both teams scored
32%3+ goals
42%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBristol Rovers 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoShrewsbury Town0-3Bristol Rovers
- League OneShrewsbury Town0-0Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers1-0Shrewsbury Town
- League OneBristol Rovers0-0Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town0-2Bristol Rovers
Show all 19 meetings
- League OneShrewsbury Town2-1Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers1-1Shrewsbury Town
- League OneBristol Rovers2-1Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town0-1Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers0-1Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town3-4Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers1-1Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town1-1Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers1-2Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town4-0Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers2-0Shrewsbury Town
- League OneShrewsbury Town2-0Bristol Rovers
- League TwoShrewsbury Town1-0Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers1-0Shrewsbury Town
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 440 earlier results
Bristol RoversShrewsbury Town
#19Position#18
37Points37 v 37 games41
-22Goal difference-21
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.281
1.59Conceded per game1.57
#5Form table position#6
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bristol RoversShrewsbury Town
- 90+11'Yellow Card · Shrewsbury Town · Tommy McDermott
- 89'Substitution · Shrewsbury Town · Mal Benning · InOut: Sam Stubbs
- 88'Substitution · Shrewsbury Town · Will Gray · InOut: Anthony Scully
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Kane Thompson-Sommers · InOut: Tommy Leigh86'
- 80'Substitution · Shrewsbury Town · Tommy McDermott · InOut: N. Freeman
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Tommy Leigh1-079'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Ellis Harrison · InOut: Joe Quigley63'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Luke Thomas · InOut: Riley Harbottle63'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Yusuf Akhamrich · InOut: Fabrizio Cavegn63'
- 58'Substitution · Shrewsbury Town · Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi · InOut: Iwan Morgan
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Riley Harbottle38'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bristol RoversShrewsbury Town
54%Ball Possession46%
8Shots Total5
2Shots On Target1
3Corners0
11Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
6Offsides3
1Saves1
310Passes270
6Shots Off Target4
86Attacks84
63Dangerous Attacks22
4Shots Inside Box4
4Shots Outside Box1
1Goals0
10Free Kicks11
1Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions4
12Tackles12
192Accurate Passes140
2Injuries3
16Total Crosses7
2Accurate Crosses1
6Interceptions8
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-1-2 · 5-4-1
Manager: Steve Evans
Starting XI
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BY
Brad Young7.1
-
AK
A. Kilgour6.9
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RH
Riley Harbottle6.5
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JS
Joel Senior6.8
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JS
Jack Sparkes6.7
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TL
Tommy Leigh7.3
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JQ
Joe Quigley6.8
Substitutes
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YA
Yusuf Akhamrich6.8
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KT
Kane Thompson-Sommers-
RH
R. De HavillandManager: Gavin Cowan
Starting XI
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MC
Matthew Cox6.2
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KB
Kevin Berkoe6.0
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NF
N. Freeman6.8
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AS
Anthony Scully6.7
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IM
Iwan Morgan6.6
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GL
George Lloyd6.5
Substitutes
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TM
Tommy McDermott6.8
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WB
Will Brook-
TS
Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi6.9
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WG
Will Gray-
OH
Oliver HallPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Leigh FW | 7.3 | 86' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 25(64%) | 2 | 2/5 |
Brad Young GK | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(53%) | - | - |
A. Kilgour DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(86%) | 1 | 6/8 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(64%) | 3 | 6/9 | |
Joe Quigley FW | 6.8 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 25(42%) | - | 11/25 |
Joel Senior MF | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(71%) | 2 | 5/8 |
| 6.8 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(75%) | 3 | 5/6 | |
Yusuf Akhamrich FW | 6.8 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 7(29%) | - | 0/2 |
Jack Sparkes MF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(54%) | 1 | 5/8 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35(64%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6.6 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(50%) | - | 5/14 | |
Riley Harbottle DF | 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(62%) | 1 | 6/13 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(63%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 6.4 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
Kane Thompson-Sommers MF | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
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