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Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale: result 2-1 and analysis

League TwoRegular Season - 39Kick-off on March 16, 2013 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Bristol Rovers
2-1
Rochdale

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What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale?

Bristol Rovers won 2-1 on March 16, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 62′E. HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 74′Michael RoseRochdale
  • 84′E. HarrisonBristol Rovers

Official lineup for Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bristol Rovers

  1. 10E. Richards
  2. 26Ryan Samuel Brunt
  1. 3Jim Paterson
  2. 17E. Harrison
  3. 32J. O'Toole
  1. 2M. Smith
  2. 4Dan Woodards
  3. 6T. Parkes
  4. 14L. Brown
  5. 29Mark Thomas McChrystal
  1. 13Steve Mildenhall

Rochdale

  1. 9George Donnelly
  2. 22Bobby Grant
  1. 7J. Kennedy
  2. 8Andrew William Tutte
  3. 14Kevin McIntyre
  4. 29Joe Thompson
  5. 40I. Henderson
  1. 3R. Bennett
  2. 5Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
  3. 12Phil Edwards
  1. 1J. Lillis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol Rovers have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Rochdale have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2013Port Vale(home)2-0League Two
Mar 9, 2013Chesterfield(away)0-2League Two
Mar 6, 2013Exeter City(home)2-0League Two
Mar 2, 2013Burton Albion(home)3-0League Two
Feb 26, 2013Northampton(away)0-1League Two
Rochdale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2013York(away)0-0League Two
Mar 9, 2013Wycombe(home)4-1League Two
Mar 2, 2013Morecambe(away)0-3League Two
Feb 26, 2013Accrington ST(home)0-3League Two
Feb 23, 2013Barnet(away)0-0League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Bristol Rovers wins, 0 draws, 1 Rochdale win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 17, 2012Rochdale 2-1 Bristol RoversLeague Two

Last archived meeting: Rochdale vs Bristol Rovers on Nov 17, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Bristol Rovers score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Rochdale score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bristol Rovers1.50.866/156/15
Rochdale1.31.548/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bristol Rovers sit 9th in League Two (15 points from 11 matches) and Rochdale sit 13th (14 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Bristol Rovers11506151815
13Rochdale11425131514

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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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