Match summary
Before kickoff, Swindon Town (3rd, 61 pts) were 31 points ahead of Bristol Rovers (20th, 30 pts). Before kickoff, Bristol Rovers were 20th in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games.
Swindon Town vs Bristol RoversResult, Lineups & H2H
- Palmer58'
- Thompson-Sommers43'
The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium
Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Swindon Town3W 0D 2L
Swindon TownBristol Rovers
9Pointsof 156
9Goals scored8
6Goals conceded9
2Clean sheets1
14Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
3Conceded in a row4
Head to head15 meetings · Dec 2009 – Dec 2025
- Swindon Town wins
- 6
- Draws
- 3
- Bristol Rovers wins
- 6
2.53goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
47%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSwindon Town 3W 1D 1L · 3.2 goals per game
Meetings
- League TwoBristol Rovers0-3Swindon Town
- EFL TrophySwindon Town4-0Bristol Rovers
- EFL TrophyBristol Rovers3-0Swindon Town
- League TwoSwindon Town1-1Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers1-3Swindon Town
Show all 15 meetings
- League OneBristol Rovers0-1Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town1-0Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers1-0Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town1-2Bristol Rovers
- League TwoSwindon Town0-0Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers1-1Swindon Town
- League OneBristol Rovers3-1Swindon Town
- League OneSwindon Town2-1Bristol Rovers
- League OneSwindon Town0-4Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers3-0Swindon Town
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 395 earlier results
Swindon TownBristol Rovers
#3Position#20
61Points34 v 33 games30
+16Goal difference-24
1.65Scored per gameleague avg 1.290.97
1.18Conceded per game1.7
#6Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Swindon TownBristol Rovers
- 90+3'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Luke Thomas · InOut: R. De Havilland
- 90'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Richard Smallwood
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Billy Bodin · InOut: Jake Thomas Batty89'
- 88'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Joe Quigley
- 83'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Joel Senior
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Fletcher Holman · InOut: Joe Snowdon69'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Billy Kirkman · InOut: Will Wright69'
- Substitution · Swindon Town · Michael Olakigbe · InOut: Junior Hoilett69'
- 67'Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Fabrizio Cavegn · InOut: Ellis Harrison
- Goal · Swindon Town · Ollie Palmer1-158'
- 43'Goal · Bristol Rovers · Kane Thompson-Sommers0-1
- 32'Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Kofi Balmer
- Yellow Card · Swindon Town · Ollie Clarke32'
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-1-2 · 4-4-2
Manager: Ian Holloway
Starting XI
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WW
Will Wright6.7
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JB
Jake Thomas Batty7.8
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JS
Joe Snowdon6.4
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AB
Aidan Borland6.6
Substitutes
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TN
Tom Nichols-
LW
Lewis Ward-
FH
Fletcher Holman6.5
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JM
Joel McGregorManager: Steve Evans
Starting XI
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BY
Brad Young7.7
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JS
Joel Senior7.1
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AK
A. Kilgour6.7
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YA
Yusuf Akhamrich6.7
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RH
R. De Havilland7.2
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KT
Kane Thompson-Sommers7.2
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JQ
Joe Quigley7.1
Substitutes
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JS
Jack Sparkes-
TL
Tommy LeighPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Thomas Batty DF | 7.8 | 89' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 29(48%) | 1 | 5/8 |
| 7.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 3/4 | 21(46%) | 1 | 10/21 | |
| 7.0 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(57%) | 3 | 4/4 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(74%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(65%) | 2 | 8/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 23(64%) | 2 | 8/16 | |
Will Wright DF | 6.7 | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(60%) | 1 | 7/14 |
| 6.6 | 21' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(60%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(74%) | 3 | 6/9 | |
Aidan Borland MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(68%) | 2 | 2/5 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 19(67%) | - | 2/6 | |
Fletcher Holman FW | 6.5 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(80%) | - | 3/7 |
| 6.4 | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(81%) | 1 | 2/10 | |
Joe Snowdon MF | 6.4 | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 21(43%) | 3 | 4/9 |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0/1 |
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