Blackpool v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Blackpool 3–1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · Bloomfield Road

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Blackpool 3–1 Bristol Rovers — Blackpool won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackpool beat Bristol Rovers 3–1 at Bloomfield Road in League One on Saturday 23 December. Blackpool have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions. Bristol Rovers have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Blackpool: Oliver Norburn (21’), Jake Beesley (46’, assisted by K. Dembélé) and J. Rhodes (82’, assisted by Kyle Joseph); Bristol Rovers: J. Marquis (25’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Blackpool 0.00, Bristol Rovers 0.00, from 10 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Joyce showed two yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Blackpool: Callum Connolly (38’) and Matthew Pennington (50’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Oliver Norburn (Blackpool) 8.0, J. Rhodes (Blackpool) 6.9 and K. Dembélé (Blackpool) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Blackpool next host Milton Keynes Dons on 20 October 2026.

Bristol Rovers next host Salford City on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Blackpool: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Blackpool 3–1 Bristol Rovers · League One
Venue: Bloomfield Road · Blackpool, Lancashire
Referee: R. Joyce
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackpool 2 · draws 0 · Bristol Rovers 4 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Blackpool 3W 0D 2L · Bristol Rovers 2W 2D 1L

Blackpool 3–1 Bristol Rovers (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 2.25

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.33

Corners

against 5.33 / 6.83 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5.33 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.83 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 1.67

Cards

against 3.33 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4 yellows

Referee · R. Joyce

1.67 home / 2.33 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 December 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackpool for / against	Line	Bristol Rovers for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	14.33 for · 13.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.67 for · 9.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 10.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: R. Joyce — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 26.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.33

Blackpool

Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Kouassi n 8	39.6	3.1 6/4	1.7 4/1	—
C. Connolly n 8	49.4	2.1 5/4	1.6 3/2	—
J. Rhodes n 8	85.5	2 7/4	1.1 6/2	J. Marquis
T. Oakley-Boothe n 8	35	1.9 4/1	1.6 4/1	—
K. Joseph n 8	29.6	1.9 4/1	1.1 2/1	—

Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Joseph n 8	29.6	4.2 5/2	1.5 3/1
S. Lavery n 8	38.9	2.6 5/3	1.4 3/2
J. Beesley n 8	67.3	1.8 7/3	1.3 6/1
O. Dale n 8	56	1.8 5/3	0.6 2/1
J. Rhodes n 8	85.5	1.7 6/5	0.9 4/3

Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Lavery n 8	38.9	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
K. Joseph n 8	29.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
J. Rhodes n 8	85.5	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
C. Hamilton n 8	87.6	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
K. Kouassi n 8	39.6	0 0/0	0.6 1/1

Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Dougall n 8	88.9	2.7 8/7
O. Norburn n 8	77.9	2.3 8/5
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	64.1	2.3 6/4
K. Joseph n 8	29.6	1.9 5/0
M. Pennington n 8	89	1.8 8/4

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Marquis n 8	25.5	3.5 4/2	4 5/3	J. Rhodes
S. Finley n 8	69	2.3 7/4	1.3 5/2	—
L. Bogarde n 8	48.4	1.9 5/2	2.1 6/2	—
A. Evans n 8	81.4	1.8 7/3	1.5 5/4	—
C. Martin n 8	68.8	1.8 6/3	0.7 3/1	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Collins n 8	69.3	2.4 6/4	1.5 5/2
J. Marquis n 8	25.5	2.2 3/2	1.3 3/0
A. Evans n 8	81.4	1.8 6/4	0.7 3/2
C. Martin n 8	68.8	1.6 6/3	0.8 4/1
J. Brown n 8	58.5	1.2 4/2	0.2 1/0

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Marquis n 8	25.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
J. Hunt n 8	85.3	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
C. Martin n 8	68.8	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
A. Evans n 8	81.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
G. Ward n 8	77.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Hoole n 8	49.5	3.4 6/3
H. Vale n 8	77.4	3.1 7/6
A. Evans n 8	81.4	2.8 6/6
S. Finley n 8	69	2.8 5/5
L. Thomas n 8	62.3	2.3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackpool		Bristol Rovers
48%	Possession	52%
10	Shots	10
6	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	1
4	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	5
3	Offsides	2
4	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	2
432	Passes	461
76%	Pass accuracy	74%

Blackpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Grimshaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
M. Pennington	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
C. Connolly	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Husband	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
C. Hamilton	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Norburn	90	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.6
A. Lyons	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Rhodes	90	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.2
K. Dembélé	87	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	8.2
S. Carey	76	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
J. Beesley	70	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
K. Joseph sub	20	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Morgan sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Virtue-Thick sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Cox	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
T. Crama	90	0	0	0	1	2	6.3
L. Thomas	90	0	2	1	0	4	7
A. Evans	90	0	0	0	6	1	7.3
H. Vale	90	0	1	1	1	3	6.9
A. Collins	90	0	3	2	0	0	6.9
S. Finley	77	0	1	1	0	1	6.9
J. Grant	66	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Ward	62	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
J. Marquis	62	1	1	1	0	1	7
R. Woods sub	28	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
C. Martin sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Hoole sub	24	0	1	1	0	1	7
J. Brown sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Blackpool v Bristol Rovers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackpoolWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Bristol RoversLDDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackpool 2 · 0 draws · Bristol Rovers 4 · 2.67 goals/game

2021-05-09 Blackpool 1–0 Bristol Rovers
2021-01-02 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Blackpool
2020-02-15 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Blackpool
2019-08-03 Blackpool 2–0 Bristol Rovers
2019-03-02 Bristol Rovers 4–0 Blackpool
2018-11-03 Blackpool 0–3 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Blackpool#8 pos73 pts46 pl+17 GD

Bristol Rovers#15 pos57 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Blackpool scored1.41

Bristol Rovers scored1.13

Blackpool conceded1.04

Bristol Rovers conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Bristol Rovers?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackpool won 2, Bristol Rovers won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackpool and Bristol Rovers?: Recent form — Blackpool 3W 0D 2L; Bristol Rovers 2W 2D 1L.

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