Bristol Rovers vs Walsall: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 9, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Gloucestershire
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What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Walsall?
Bristol Rovers won 2-1 on September 9, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 5′R. GaffneyBristol Rovers
- 58′J. WilsonWalsall
- 86′O. ClarkeBristol Rovers
Official lineup for Bristol Rovers vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bristol Rovers
4-3-3- 11T. Nichols
- 30R. Gaffney
- 8O. Clarke
- 10B. Bodin
- 14C. Lines
- 7L. Sercombe
- 22J. Partington
- 6R. Sweeney
- 4T. Lockyer
- 3L. Brown
- 1S. Slocombe
Walsall
3-4-1-2- 32D. Agyei
- 20A. Bakayoko
- 10E. Öztümer
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 23S. Donnellan
- 5J. Guthrie
- 3L. Leahy
- 6N. Devlin
- 2J. Edwards
- 14J. Wilson
- 1M. Gillespie
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bristol Rovers have 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; Walsall have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bradford(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Wycombe(away) | 5-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Fleetwood Town(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Fulham(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Bury(away) | 3-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | Plymouth(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Bradford(home) | 3-3 | League One |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Oldham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 2-3 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Bristol Rovers wins, 1 draw, 1 Walsall win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2017 | Walsall 3-1 Bristol Rovers | League One |
| Sep 13, 2016 | Bristol Rovers 1-1 Walsall | League One |
Last archived meeting: Walsall vs Bristol Rovers on Jan 21, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Bristol Rovers score 1.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Walsall | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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