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Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers: result 0-1 and analysis

EFL TrophySouthern - 2Kick-off on October 7, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Completely-Suzuki Stadium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Cheltenham
0-1
Bristol Rovers

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What was the result of Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers?

Bristol Rovers won 0-1 on October 7, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 60′L. ThomasBristol Rovers

Official lineup for Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cheltenham

  1. 9L. Angol
  1. 4L. Kinsella
  2. 7H. Pell
  3. 14R. Broom
  4. 15Tom Taylor
  5. 28T. Backwell
  1. 12D. Power
  2. 18I. Bakare
  3. 25H. Sohna
  4. 30F. Willcox
  1. 41M. Diallo

Bristol Rovers

  1. 29F. Cavegn
  1. 10R. Sotiriou
  2. 11L. Thomas
  3. 22K. Conteh
  4. 25R. Howley
  5. 27B. Bilongo
  1. 2J. Senior
  2. 4T. Moore
  3. 6C. Mola
  4. 28S. Negru
  1. 13Brad Young
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cheltenham have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Bristol Rovers have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Cheltenham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Fleetwood Town(home)2-0League Two
Sep 27, 2025Grimsby(away)1-7League Two
Sep 20, 2025Oldham(home)0-3League Two
Sep 13, 2025Crawley Town(away)0-2League Two
Sep 6, 2025Accrington ST(home)1-0League Two
Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Walsall(away)1-2League Two
Sep 27, 2025Salford City(home)2-1League Two
Sep 20, 2025Colchester(away)1-1League Two
Sep 13, 2025Barrow(home)2-1League Two
Sep 6, 2025Newport County(away)3-2League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cheltenham wins, 1 draw, 5 Bristol Rovers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 13, 2024Cheltenham 1-3 Bristol RoversLeague One
Dec 9, 2023Bristol Rovers 1-1 CheltenhamLeague One
Sep 5, 2023Bristol Rovers 4-1 CheltenhamEFL Trophy
Jan 1, 2023Bristol Rovers 2-1 CheltenhamLeague One
Oct 15, 2022Cheltenham 1-4 Bristol RoversLeague One
Aug 31, 2021Bristol Rovers 2-0 CheltenhamEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers on Apr 13, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Cheltenham score 0.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol Rovers score 1.2 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cheltenham0.51.943/155/15
Bristol Rovers1.21.448/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cheltenham sit 3rd in EFL Trophy (2 points from 3 matches) and Bristol Rovers sit 1st (8 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Bristol Rovers3300648
3Cheltenham3102252

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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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