Rochdale vs Bristol Rovers

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Rochdale 17 · Bristol Rovers 6

Team Overview

Rochdale (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 6
Avg: 1.75 / 1.50

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0
Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-0-3

Goals For / Against

4 / 8
Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

3
Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
0.75
1.75
GF
1.00
1.50
GA
2.00
75%
O2.5
50%
50%
BTTS
25%
50%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Rochdale rank17th
Bristol Rovers rank6th
Rochdale points7
Bristol Rovers points12
Rochdale: #17 · 7 pts · GD -3
6 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bristol Rovers: #6 · 12 pts · GD +1
1 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rochdale last 5 home

W L W L
Points6/12
Weighted index60
Goals7-6
Record2-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

L L W L
Points3/12
Weighted index20
Goals4-8
Record1-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rochdale trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rochdale score at home100%
Rochdale clean sheet at home50%
Bristol Rovers score away50%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Rochdale score first50%
Rochdale win after scoring first100%
Bristol Rovers score first50%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rochdale 0% · Bristol Rovers 0%
Avg first goal minute: Rochdale 20.0' · Bristol Rovers 26.5'

Vs league average

Rochdale score at home1.75 vs 1.58
Rochdale concede at home1.50 vs 0.94
Bristol Rovers score away1.00 vs 0.94
Bristol Rovers concede away2.00 vs 1.58
Rochdale score 11% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: Rochdale are 59% above league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals6.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 7.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Rochdale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Rochdale vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season