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League One
Bristol Rovers
League One | Gameweek 21
Dec 9, 2023 at 3pm UK
Memorial Stadium
Cheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers
1 - 1
Cheltenham

Hunt (50')
Hunt (45+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Goodwin (28')
Lloyd (59'), Freestone (78'), Butler-Oyedeji (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bristol Rovers

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Crawley 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Tuesday, December 5 at 7.45pm in EFL Trophy

Cheltenham Town

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Charlton 2-1 Cheltenham
Tuesday, November 28 at 7.45pm in League One

We said: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Cheltenham Town

 Bristol Rovers have already fallen a spot in the league standings in recent weeks, but they will be confident here as they return to their home patch, where they are carrying a six-match unbeaten streak. While the visitors have shown signs of life in recent weeks, we feel that The Pirates will edge this one by the odd goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bristol Rovers win with a probability of 61.14%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 17.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bristol Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.33%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.02%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood.

Result
Bristol RoversDrawCheltenham Town
61.14% (0.16 0.16) 21.21% (-0.062000000000001 -0.06) 17.65% (-0.099 -0.1)
Both teams to score 53.32% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.48% (0.101 0.1)43.51% (-0.103 -0.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.09% (0.099000000000004 0.1)65.91% (-0.10000000000001 -0.1)
Bristol Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.25% (0.081000000000003 0.08)13.75% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.97% (0.16 0.16)41.02% (-0.163 -0.16)
Cheltenham Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.81% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)38.19% (0.054000000000002 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.05% (-0.052 -0.05)74.95% (0.051999999999992 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Bristol Rovers 61.12%
    Cheltenham Town 17.65%
    Draw 21.2%
Bristol RoversDrawCheltenham Town
1-0 @ 10.41% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-0 @ 10.33% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.95%
3-0 @ 6.84% (0.031 0.03)
3-1 @ 6.58% (0.02 0.02)
4-0 @ 3.39% (0.025 0.02)
4-1 @ 3.27% (0.019 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.17% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.57% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.35% (0.014 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.3% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 61.12%
1-1 @ 10.02% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 5.25% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.79% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 21.2%
0-1 @ 5.05% (-0.03 -0.03)
1-2 @ 4.83% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-2 @ 2.43% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.55% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.54% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.25%
Total : 17.65%

How you voted: Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham

Bristol Rovers
87.5%
Draw
0.0%
Cheltenham Town
12.5%
8
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2-0
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