Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Bristol Rovers 14th with 62, Walsall 13th with 65. The last five rounds placed Bristol Rovers 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Bristol Rovers 1.22 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Walsall 1.22 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.29.
Walsall arrived off three consecutive draws.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 5 for Bristol Rovers, 5 for Walsall and 4 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Memorial Stadium (capacity 12,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Bristol Rovers: Yusuf Akhamrich (61'), Kofi Balmer (64')
Key stats
Possession: Bristol Rovers 47% · Walsall 53% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-5