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Bristol Rovers vs Bolton: result 3-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 19Kick-off on March 11, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Bristol Rovers
3-2
Bolton

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What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Bolton?

Bristol Rovers won 3-2 on March 11, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 6′C. MartinBristol Rovers (pen.)
  • 39′A. MorleyBolton
  • 63′C. MartinBristol Rovers
  • 70′J. McAteeBolton
  • 88′C. TaylorBristol Rovers

Official lineup for Bristol Rovers vs Bolton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol Rovers

3-4-1-2
  1. 10R. Sotiriou
  2. 18C. Martin
  1. 37K. Shaw
  1. 6C. Mola
  2. 4T. Moore
  3. 26M. Butcher
  4. 2J. Senior
  1. 25S. Swinkels
  2. 17C. Taylor
  3. 5J. Wilson
  1. 31J. Ward

Bolton

3-5-2
  1. 45J. McAtee
  2. 19A. Collins
  1. 23S. Schön
  2. 4G. Thomason
  3. 8J. Sheehan
  4. 16A. Morley
  5. 2G. Jones
  1. 3A. Murphy
  2. 15W. Forrester
  3. 18E. Toal
  1. 20L. Southwood
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol Rovers have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Bolton have 9, 2 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 8, 2025Huddersfield(home)1-0League One
Mar 4, 2025Shrewsbury(away)0-0League One
Mar 1, 2025Rotherham(home)2-3League One
Feb 22, 2025Northampton(away)1-2League One
Feb 18, 2025Wycombe(away)0-2League One
Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 8, 2025Burton Albion(away)2-1League One
Mar 4, 2025Birmingham(home)3-1League One
Mar 1, 2025Wrexham(away)0-0League One
Feb 22, 2025Leyton Orient(home)2-1League One
Feb 15, 2025Shrewsbury(away)3-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bristol Rovers win, 2 draws, 3 Bolton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2024Bristol Rovers 0-2 BoltonLeague One
Dec 16, 2023Bolton 1-2 Bristol RoversLeague One
May 7, 2023Bristol Rovers 2-3 BoltonLeague One
Dec 2, 2022Bolton 1-1 Bristol RoversLeague One
Jan 28, 2020Bolton 1-1 Bristol RoversLeague One
Oct 22, 2019Bristol Rovers 0-2 BoltonLeague One

Last archived meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Bolton on Apr 6, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol Rovers score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.7 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol Rovers1.11.637/158/15
Bolton1.71.3310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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5Bolton4619189705275

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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