Bristol Rovers v Rochdale prediction

League One · Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:00 GMT · Memorial Stadium

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The match

Bristol Rovers host Rochdale in League One on Saturday 28 March (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

Nine of Bristol Rovers’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in six of Bristol Rovers’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Bristol Rovers have two wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.14 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.14. Bristol Rovers have scored 38 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Bristol Rovers have conceded 49 goals, the eighth-most of the 23 clubs.

10 of Rochdale’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Rochdale’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Rochdale have one win, one draw and six defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.50 points per game, scoring 0.75 and conceding 2.13. Rochdale have scored 39 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Rochdale have conceded 57 goals, the fourth-most of the 23 clubs.

Bristol Rovers (14th) and Rochdale (18th) are nine points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Rochdale the stronger side, 237 rating points above Bristol Rovers (Rochdale 1508, Bristol Rovers 1271, after at least 172 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 2 November 2019, finished Rochdale 1–2 Bristol Rovers.

Team news

Predicted Bristol Rovers XI (4-3-3): B. Young, C. Kelly, K. Balmer, T. James, A. Kilgour, C. Mola, S. Forde, K. Gough, F. Cavegn, J. Quigley, E. Harrison — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, J. Clarke-Harris (2.9 per match over 27 appearances, 14 goals and one assist) and L. Sercombe (2.7 per match over 23 appearances, one goal and four assists) have been Bristol Rovers’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Bristol Rovers (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), J. Clarke-Harris averages 3.1 shots per 90 over 2176 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances. L. Sercombe averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 1791 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Rochdale XI (4-4-2): S. Waller, A. Flint, K. Wilson, C. Tasker, O. Adebayo-Rowling, H. Gilmour, G. Middleton, B. Adeeko, E. Francis, D. Brown, E. Dieseruvwe — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. Lund (5.0 per match over five appearances, one goal and one assist) and Callum Camps (3.0 per match over 31 appearances, six goals and six assists) have been Rochdale’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Rochdale (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Lund averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 1804 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Callum Camps averages 1.1 key passes per 90 over 2794 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:00 GMT · League One · Memorial Stadium
Head-to-head (last 5): Bristol Rovers 2 · draws 1 · Rochdale 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol Rovers 2W 0D 3L · Rochdale 1W 1D 3L

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.86 / 2

Corners

against 7.43 / 6.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.29 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 4.71 / 6.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.71 / 1.25

Cards

against 2.29 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Rochdale for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.86 for · 7.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2 for · 6.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	7.5 for · 18 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.14 for · 15.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.71 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers Goalkeeper

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
A. Jaakkola	20	901800 min	643.2 /90	241.2 /90
J. Blackman	10	90900 min	282.8 /90	141.4 /90
J. van Stappershoef	6	88528 min	122 /90	101.7 /90

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	3.9 7/6
J. Blackman n 8	90	2.9 7/5
J. van Stappershoef n 6	88	2 3/2

Bristol Rovers Defensive

Bristol Rovers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Craig	35	903140 min	220.6 /90	451.3 /90	411.2 /90	not recorded in League One	240.7 /90	60.2 /90
A. Kilgour	34	893025 min	331 /90	411.2 /90	310.9 /90	not recorded in League One	170.5 /90	50.1 /90
T. Davies	19	861636 min	261.4 /90	311.7 /90	191 /90	not recorded in League One	120.7 /90	60.3 /90
R. Menayese	11	88968 min	242.2 /90	161.5 /90	80.7 /90	not recorded in League One	151.4 /90	30.3 /90
M. Little	10	77774 min	111.3 /90	131.5 /90	50.6 /90	not recorded in League One	91 /90	10.1 /90
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Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. 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
T. Craig n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.6 4/1	—
A. Kilgour n 8	90	1 6/2	1 7/1	—
L. Leahy n 8	90	1.8 7/3	1.1 4/3	—
E. Upson n 8	80.9	1.7 7/3	0.8 3/2	—
O. Clarke n 8	90	2.5 8/8	1.1 5/4	—
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Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Craig n 8	90	0.9 4/3
A. Kilgour n 8	90	1.3 6/3
L. Leahy n 8	90	1.4 6/2
E. Upson n 8	80.9	1.5 7/3
O. Clarke n 8	90	2.4 8/4
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Bristol Rovers Attacking

Bristol Rovers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Clarke-Harris	27	812176 min	140.6 /90	10 /90	753.1 /90	321.3 /90	231 /90	140.6 /90
T. Smith	17	601024 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	332.9 /90	80.7 /90	50.4 /90	60.5 /90
T. Nichols	16	651043 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	191.6 /90	70.6 /90	181.6 /90	90.8 /90
V. Adeboyejo	14	48675 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	111.5 /90	30.4 /90	60.8 /90	40.5 /90
J. Ginnelly	9	57512 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	81.4 /90	40.7 /90	50.9 /90	81.4 /90
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Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Craig n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
L. Leahy n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
E. Upson n 8	80.9	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
O. Clarke n 8	90	1.8 6/4	0.5 4/0
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Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol Rovers before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Craig n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Leahy n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Upson n 8	80.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Clarke n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Rochdale

Rochdale Goalkeeper

Rochdale — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Robert Sánchez	28	902520 min	973.5 /90	451.6 /90	00 /90
J. Lynch	8	90720 min	293.6 /90	131.6 /90	00 /90

Rochdale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rochdale before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	4.1 8/7
J. Lynch n 8	90	3.6 6/6

Rochdale Defensive

Rochdale — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. O'Connell	33	862842 min	311 /90	391.2 /90	611.9 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	190.6 /90	40.1 /90
Jimmy Keohane	29	832408 min	321.2 /90	291.1 /90	120.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	140.5 /90	20.1 /90
R. Norrington-Davies	28	872425 min	461.7 /90	230.9 /90	160.6 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	240.9 /90	40.1 /90
Luke Alexander Matheson	22	841839 min	261.3 /90	160.8 /90	60.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	110.5 /90	10 /90
P. McShane	15	851268 min	110.8 /90	120.9 /90	100.7 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	60.4 /90	10.1 /90
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Rochdale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rochdale before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. 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. O'Connell n 8	84.4	0.4 2/1	0.8 5/1	—
I. Henderson n 8	90	1.6 6/3	0.6 5/0	—
C. Camps n 8	90	1.6 7/4	1.5 6/2	—
M. Williams n 8	85.4	1.3 5/3	1.1 4/2	—
Jimmy Keohane n 8	75	0.5 2/1	1.1 5/2	—
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Rochdale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rochdale before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. O'Connell n 8	84.4	0.9 5/2
I. Henderson n 8	90	0.3 2/0
C. Camps n 8	90	1.3 6/2
M. Williams n 8	85.4	1.1 5/3
Jimmy Keohane n 8	75	0.9 5/1
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Rochdale Attacking

Rochdale — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
I. Henderson	33	852797 min	150.5 /90	20.1 /90	642.1 /90	280.9 /90	270.9 /90	200.6 /90
Matthew Done	23	591361 min	00 /90	00 /90	181.2 /90	20.1 /90	130.9 /90	110.7 /90
A. Wilbraham	20	571147 min	40.3 /90	20.2 /90	181.4 /90	70.5 /90	151.2 /90	110.9 /90
R. Pyke	14	67944 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	111 /90	40.4 /90	70.7 /90	60.6 /90
C. Andrew	10	42417 min	00 /90	00 /90	81.7 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90
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Rochdale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rochdale before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. O'Connell n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
I. Henderson n 8	90	2.1 7/6	1 5/2
C. Camps n 8	90	1.8 8/4	0.1 1/0
M. Williams n 8	85.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Jimmy Keohane n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Rochdale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rochdale before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. O'Connell n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
I. Henderson n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
C. Camps n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
M. Williams n 8	85.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jimmy Keohane n 8	75	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

Bristol RoversWLLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

RochdaleDLLLW

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

Head-to-head last 5

Bristol Rovers 2 · 1 draw · Rochdale 2 · 2 goals/game

2019-11-02 Rochdale 1–2 Bristol Rovers
2019-04-22 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Rochdale
2018-10-02 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers
2018-02-13 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Rochdale
2017-10-21 Rochdale 1–0 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol Rovers#14 pos45 pts35 pl-11 GD

Rochdale#18 pos36 pts34 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Bristol Rovers scored1.09

Rochdale scored1.15

Bristol Rovers conceded1.4

Rochdale conceded1.68

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What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Rochdale?: In their last 5 meetings, Bristol Rovers won 2, Rochdale won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol Rovers and Rochdale?: Recent form — Bristol Rovers 2W 0D 3L; Rochdale 1W 1D 3L.

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