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Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers: result 2-1 and analysis

EFL Trophy2nd RoundKick-off on December 5, 2023 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, West Sussex

Crawley Town
2-1
Bristol Rovers

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What was the result of Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers?

Crawley Town won 2-1 on December 5, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 45′L. ThomasBristol Rovers
  • 56′J. RolesCrawley Town
  • 69′H. ForsterCrawley Town

Official lineup for Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Crawley Town

3-5-2
  1. 24K. Simon-Swyer
  2. 10R. Darcy
  1. 14H. Forster
  2. 12A. Henry
  3. 27R. Khaleel
  4. 11J. Roles
  5. 23T. Johnson
  1. 16T. Omole
  2. 5H. Ransom
  3. 20J. Mukena
  1. 1C. Addai

Bristol Rovers

4-2-3-1
  1. 10A. Collins
  1. 19H. Vale
  2. 20J. Brown
  3. 11L. Thomas
  1. 6S. Finley
  2. 21A. Evans
  1. 3L. Gordon
  2. 5J. Wilson
  3. 17C. Taylor
  4. 28J. Gibbons
  1. 33M. Cox
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Crawley Town have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Bristol Rovers have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Crawley Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2023Notts County(away)1-3League Two
Nov 25, 2023Harrogate Town(home)2-1League Two
Nov 18, 2023Barrow(away)0-1League Two
Nov 11, 2023Accrington ST(home)3-1League Two
Nov 7, 2023Aston Villa U21(home)3-2EFL Trophy
Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 28, 2023Leyton Orient(home)1-1League One
Nov 25, 2023Derby(away)1-2League One
Nov 14, 2023Newport County(away)1-0EFL Trophy
Nov 11, 2023Carlisle(away)1-0League One
Nov 7, 2023Reading(away)1-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Crawley Town win, 1 draw, 4 Bristol Rovers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2022Crawley Town 1-0 Bristol RoversLeague Cup
Mar 8, 2022Crawley Town 1-2 Bristol RoversLeague Two
Sep 4, 2021Bristol Rovers 1-0 Crawley TownLeague Two
Aug 14, 2018Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley TownLeague Cup
Nov 15, 2016Bristol Rovers 4-2 Crawley TownFA Cup
Nov 5, 2016Crawley Town 1-1 Bristol RoversFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers on Aug 9, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Crawley Town score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol Rovers score 1.8 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Crawley Town1.61.7210/1510/15
Bristol Rovers1.81.3410/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2025-26 standings
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1Bristol RoversGroup 103300648
3Crawley TownGroup 143102663

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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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