Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth result

Full-time · Bristol Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth

League One · Sat, 26 Oct 2019 15:00 BST · Memorial Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Bristol Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth — this League One match was drawn.

Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bristol Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth · League One
Venue: Memorial Stadium · Bristol, Gloucestershire
Referee: D. Handley
Head-to-head (last 4): Bristol Rovers 1 · draws 1 · Portsmouth 2 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol Rovers 3W 0D 2L · Portsmouth 3W 1D 1L

Bristol Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.13 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5

Corners

against 5.67 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.67 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 1.2

Cards

against 1 / 2 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bristol Rovers for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 8 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	12.8 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.67 for · 13.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	10.2 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. 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. Bennett n 8	36	3.4 6/4	2.2 4/1	—
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	2.3 6/5	4.8 7/7	—
V. Adeboyejo n 8	24.5	2.3 5/0	1.8 1/1	R. McCrorie
O. Clarke n 8	81.3	1.8 6/3	1.4 4/3	—
J. Hare n 8	77	1.6 7/3	0.3 2/0	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	3.2 8/7	1.6 8/3
L. Sercombe n 8	78.9	2.9 8/8	1 5/2
T. Nichols n 8	55.4	2.6 7/4	0.8 4/0
O. Clarke n 8	81.3	2.4 6/5	0.4 2/1
T. Smith n 8	53.3	2.1 5/4	0.6 3/0

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	0.9 6/1	0 0/0
L. Leahy n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
O. Clarke n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. Sercombe n 8	78.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Hare n 8	77	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Little n 8	59.4	3 7/6
K. Bennett n 8	36	1.6 2/2
A. Ogogo n 8	88.4	1.4 6/3
O. Clarke n 8	81.3	1.4 8/1
J. Hare n 8	77	1.3 5/4

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	3.2 7/6

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. 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
E. Harrison n 8	41.9	3.2 5/5	1.9 4/1	—
A. Cannon n 8	47.8	2.6 6/2	3.1 7/4	—
J. Marquis n 8	73.6	2.4 7/6	1.7 5/3	—
R. McCrorie n 8	65.4	1.9 5/4	3.3 7/5	V. Adeboyejo
M. Harness n 8	79.1	1.7 7/4	1.8 7/4	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Curtis n 8	74.3	4.5 7/7	1.4 4/2
E. Harrison n 8	41.9	2.7 5/4	1.1 3/1
J. Marquis n 8	73.6	2.6 7/5	0.8 4/1
Ryan Williams n 8	44.5	2.5 6/3	0.5 2/0
B. Pitman n 8	47.4	2.4 4/3	0.9 2/1

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Harness n 8	79.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Curtis n 8	74.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
E. Harrison n 8	41.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Bolton n 8	80.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
O. Hawkins n 6	77.7	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Naylor n 8	90	1.9 6/4
Ryan Williams n 8	44.5	1.8 3/1
A. Cannon n 8	47.8	1.6 4/2
J. Bolton n 8	80.9	1.5 6/3
B. Close n 8	87.1	1.4 6/5

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. MacGillivray n 8	90	3.1 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol Rovers		Portsmouth
52%	Possession	48%
14	Shots	18
1	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	4
8	Blocked shots	9
10	Shots inside the box	10
9	Corners	5
2	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
417	Passes	373
72%	Pass accuracy	68%

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Davies	90	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.1
A. Kilgour	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Rodman	90	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.1
A. Ogogo	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
L. Leahy	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
V. Adeboyejo	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.6
T. Smith	90	0	4	0	0	0	0	6.8
E. Upson	89	0	2	0	2	2	Y	6.9
T. Craig	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
O. Clarke	71	0	2	0	2	1	0	6.6
L. Sercombe sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Little sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Bennett sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. MacGillivray	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
R. McCrorie	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
C. Burgess	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	Y	7.4
S. Raggett	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7
L. Brown	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
B. Close	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Naylor	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.7
Ryan Williams	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6
G. Evans	90	1	0	2	1	4	0	0	7.6
R. Curtis	90	1	0	2	1	2	3	Y	6.9
J. Marquis	89	0	1	5	2	1	3	0	7
E. Harrison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Bristol RoversWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

PortsmouthWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Bristol Rovers 1 · 1 draw · Portsmouth 2 · 2.75 goals/game

2019-02-19 Portsmouth 1–1 Bristol Rovers
2018-08-21 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth
2018-01-01 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Portsmouth
2017-09-26 Portsmouth 3–0 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol Rovers#14 pos45 pts35 pl-11 GD

Portsmouth#5 pos60 pts35 pl+17 GD

Goals per game

Bristol Rovers scored1.09

Portsmouth scored1.51

Bristol Rovers conceded1.4

Portsmouth conceded1.03

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Portsmouth?: In their last 4 meetings, Bristol Rovers won 1, Portsmouth won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol Rovers and Portsmouth?: Recent form — Bristol Rovers 3W 0D 2L; Portsmouth 3W 1D 1L.

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