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Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers: result 4-0 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 8, 2024 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The Nigel Eady County Ground, Swindon, Wiltshire

Swindon Town
4-0
Bristol Rovers

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What was the result of Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers?

Swindon Town won 4-0 on October 8, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 2′P. GlatzelSwindon Town
  • 12′P. GlatzelSwindon Town
  • 30′Joel McGregorSwindon Town
  • 35′B. AmeenSwindon Town

Official lineup for Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Swindon Town

3-4-2-1
  1. 42B. Ameen
  1. 11Sean McGurk
  2. 9P. Glatzel
  1. 16J. Cain
  2. 18G. Kilkenny
  3. 6N. Ofoborh
  4. 33Joel McGregor
  1. 20M. Freckleton
  2. 31H. Minturn
  3. 2T. Sobowale
  1. 12D. Barden

Bristol Rovers

3-4-2-1
  1. 24G. O'Donkor
  1. 23L. McCormick
  2. 37K. Shaw
  1. 3L. Sousa
  2. 19I. Hutchinson
  3. 14J. Garrett
  4. 11L. Thomas
  1. 27B. Bilongo
  2. 17C. Taylor
  3. 4T. Moore
  1. 35Matthew Gary Hall
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Swindon Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2024Harrogate Town(home)0-0League Two
Oct 1, 2024Tranmere(away)1-1League Two
Sep 28, 2024Port Vale(away)1-2League Two
Sep 21, 2024Carlisle(home)0-2League Two
Sep 14, 2024Newport County(home)4-0League Two
Bristol Rovers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2024Burton Albion(away)3-1League One
Oct 1, 2024Charlton(home)3-2League One
Sep 28, 2024Wycombe(home)1-2League One
Sep 21, 2024Peterborough(away)2-3League One
Sep 14, 2024Wigan(home)0-4League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Swindon Town wins, 1 draw, 2 Bristol Rovers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 18, 2022Bristol Rovers 3-0 Swindon TownEFL Trophy
Jan 22, 2022Swindon Town 1-1 Bristol RoversLeague Two
Oct 2, 2021Bristol Rovers 1-3 Swindon TownLeague Two
Mar 23, 2021Bristol Rovers 0-1 Swindon TownLeague One
Nov 21, 2020Swindon Town 1-0 Bristol RoversLeague One
Nov 13, 2019Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon TownEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town on Oct 18, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Swindon Town score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Bristol Rovers score 1.3 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Swindon Town1.11.548/157/15
Bristol Rovers1.31.647/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Swindon Town sit 1st in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Bristol Rovers sit 1st (8 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1Swindon TownGroup 123201956
1Bristol RoversGroup 103300648

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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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