Match

Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth: result 1-2 and analysis

League OneMatchday 4Kick-off on August 21, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Bristol Rovers
1-2
Portsmouth

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What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth?

Portsmouth won 1-2 on August 21, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 32′Gareth Charles EvansPortsmouth
  • 76′C. LinesBristol Rovers (pen.)
  • 87′R. CurtisPortsmouth

Official lineup for Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol Rovers

  1. 9S. Payne
  2. 10T. Nichols
  1. 6E. Upson
  2. 7L. Sercombe
  3. 8O. Clarke
  4. 23K. Bennett
  1. 2D. Leadbitter
  2. 4T. Lockyer
  3. 5T. Craig
  4. 15J. Clarke
  1. 21A. Smith

Portsmouth

  1. 9O. Hawkins
  2. 11R. Curtis
  1. 10J. Lowe
  2. 32B. Thompson
  1. 2A. Walkes
  2. 3L. Brown
  3. 5M. Clarke
  4. 7T. Naylor
  5. 16J. Whatmough
  6. 26Gareth Charles Evans
  1. 15C. MacGillivray
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol Rovers have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Portsmouth have 8, 2 and 5.

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

Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Wycombe(away)2-1League One
Aug 14, 2018Crawley Town(home)2-1League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Accrington ST(home)1-2League One
Aug 4, 2018Peterborough(away)1-2League One
May 5, 2018Southend(away)0-0League One
Portsmouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2018Oxford United(home)4-1League One
Aug 14, 2018AFC Wimbledon(home)1-2League Cup
Aug 11, 2018Blackpool(away)2-1League One
Aug 4, 2018Luton(home)1-0League One
May 5, 2018Peterborough(home)2-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bristol Rovers win, 0 draws, 5 Portsmouth wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 1, 2018Bristol Rovers 2-1 PortsmouthLeague One
Sep 26, 2017Portsmouth 3-0 Bristol RoversLeague One
Nov 8, 2016Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol RoversEFL Trophy
Feb 13, 2016Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol RoversLeague Two
Sep 26, 2015Bristol Rovers 1-2 PortsmouthLeague Two
Apr 19, 2014Portsmouth 3-2 Bristol RoversLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth on Jan 1, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol Rovers score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Portsmouth score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol Rovers1.11.3112/156/15
Portsmouth1.51.167/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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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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