Bristol Rovers v Gillingham result

Full-time · Bristol Rovers 0–1 Gillingham

League Two · Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bristol Rovers 0–1 Gillingham — Gillingham won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Gillingham won 1–0 at Bristol Rovers in League Two on Saturday 8 November.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Gillingham: M. Clark (54’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Bristol Rovers 1.82, Gillingham 1.52, from 17 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Alan Young, England showed five yellow cards — against 4.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bristol Rovers: Ruel Sotiriou (32’); Gillingham: Joshua Andrews (31’), Elliott Nevitt (62’), Robbie McKenzie (90+1’) and Garath McCleary (90+1’).

What it changes

Bristol Rovers stay 16th after this result (15 league matches played). Bristol Rovers have scored 48 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Bristol Rovers have conceded 61 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Gillingham move up from sixth to fifth (15 league matches played). Gillingham have scored 49 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 42 games, ranked per game). Gillingham have conceded 66 goals, the fifth-most of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Clark (Gillingham) 5.9, Luke Southwood (Bristol Rovers) 5.6 and Bryant Bilongo (Bristol Rovers) 4.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Gillingham are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Next up

Bristol Rovers next host Chesterfield on 14 November 2026.

Gillingham next host Barrow on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Chesterfield, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Gillingham: Gillingham v Barrow, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bristol Rovers 0–1 Gillingham · League Two
Referee: Alan Young, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Bristol Rovers 1 · draws 2 · Gillingham 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol Rovers 1W 0D 4L · Gillingham 0W 2D 3L

Bristol Rovers 0–1 Gillingham (League Two): 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.86 / 5.86

Corners

against 4.71 / 3.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.14 / 5

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3 / 3.14

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.29 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 November 2025. 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	Gillingham for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.86 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.86 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8.14 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.14 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.14 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.14 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.14 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Alan Young, England.

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers Defensive

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 1 November 2025. 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
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.8 3/1	0.5 3/1	—
J. Sparkes n 8	79	1.1 7/1	2 7/5	—
K. Conteh n 8	72.1	1.2 5/2	0.5 2/1	—
L. Thomas n 8	73.3	1.8 6/3	1.4 6/3	—
F. Cavegn n 8	79.8	1.3 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
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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 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Kilgour n 8	90	1.9 7/5
J. Sparkes n 8	79	1.6 6/4
K. Conteh n 8	72.1	2.7 8/4
L. Thomas n 8	73.3	2.6 7/4
F. Cavegn n 8	79.8	0.4 2/1
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Bristol Rovers Attacking

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 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Sparkes n 8	79	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
K. Conteh n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	73.3	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
F. Cavegn n 8	79.8	1.6 7/3	0.8 6/0
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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 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Kilgour n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Sparkes n 8	79	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Conteh n 8	72.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	73.3	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
F. Cavegn n 8	79.8	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
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Gillingham

Gillingham Defensive

Gillingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. 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
R. McKenzie n 8	87.3	1.2 6/1	0.3 2/0	—
R. Hutton n 8	79.5	1 4/2	0.6 3/1	—
A. Smith n 8	90	1.3 5/5	0.5 3/1	—
G. Morris n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
E. Nevitt n 8	61.6	1.1 4/2	0.4 2/0	—
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Gillingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. McKenzie n 8	87.3	1.7 5/4
R. Hutton n 8	79.5	2 5/2
A. Smith n 8	90	1.8 7/4
G. Morris n 8	90	0 0/0
E. Nevitt n 8	61.6	0.9 4/1
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Gillingham Attacking

Gillingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. McKenzie n 8	87.3	0.6 4/1	0.4 3/0
R. Hutton n 8	79.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Smith n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
G. Morris n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Nevitt n 8	61.6	1.6 5/4	0.7 3/1
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Gillingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Gillingham before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. McKenzie n 8	87.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Hutton n 8	79.5	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
G. Morris n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Smith n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Nevitt n 8	61.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol Rovers		Gillingham
70%	Possession	30%
1.82	Expected goals (xG)	1.52
17	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	2
8	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	4
12	Corners	3
0	Offsides	3
3	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
506	Passes	218
80%	Pass accuracy	54%

Bristol Rovers Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Southwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
S. Negru	90	1	0	0	3	0	7
C. Mola	90	1	0	2	0	0	7
M. Southam-Hales	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
A. Chang	90	3	1	1	1	0	6.3
F. Cavegn	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
R. Sotiriou	83	0	0	1	0	Y	6.5
T. Lockyer	82	3	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Bilongo	74	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
J. Cotterill	73	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
S. Forde	68	0	0	4	1	0	7.2
L. Thomas sub	22	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
K. Conteh sub	17	1	1	0	1	0	7
F. Issaka sub	16	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
O. Dewsbury sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Sparkes sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

Gillingham Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Turner	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
R. Hutton	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.9
A. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
S. Gale	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
M. Clark	90	1	2	2	0	4	0	6.9
E. Coleman	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
R. McKenzie	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
E. Nevitt	84	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.7
S. Palmer-Houlden	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
N. Khumbeni	77	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Andrews	76	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.7
S. Ogie sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Rowe sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. McCleary sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
B. Dack sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3

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

Recent form

Bristol RoversLLLLW

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 3 conceded per game

GillinghamLDLLD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Bristol Rovers 1 · 2 draws · Gillingham 3 · 2 goals/game

2021-02-20 Gillingham 2–0 Bristol Rovers
2020-12-02 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham
2019-09-17 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham
2019-03-12 Gillingham 0–1 Bristol Rovers
2018-11-27 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Gillingham
2018-04-28 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham

League standing · 2025/26

Bristol Rovers#14 pos62 pts46 pl-9 GD

Gillingham#17 pos53 pts46 pl-19 GD

Goals per game

Bristol Rovers scored1.22

Gillingham scored1.15

Bristol Rovers conceded1.41

Gillingham conceded1.57

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

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