Bristol Rovers v Walsall result
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Bristol Rovers 2–0 Walsall — Bristol Rovers won this League Two match.
The result
Bristol Rovers beat Walsall 2–0 in League Two on Tuesday 3 February. Walsall are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.
The goals
It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Bristol Rovers: Yusuf Akhamrich (61’, assisted by Shaqai Forde) and Kofi Balmer (64’).
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Bristol Rovers 0.00, Walsall 0.00, from 10 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
A. Chilowicz showed two yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bristol Rovers: Jack Sparkes (43’); Walsall: A. Pattison (59’).
What it changes
Bristol Rovers move up from 20th to 19th (29 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.
Walsall move down from fourth to seventh (29 league matches played). Walsall have scored 52 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Walsall have conceded 49 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) 9.5, Yusuf Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers) 7.8 and Mason Hancock (Walsall) 7.7 led the match.
Next up
Bristol Rovers next host Chesterfield on 14 November 2026.
Walsall next host Barnet on 14 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 Walsall: Walsall v Barnet, Saturday 14 November — the preview.
The Numbers
- Result: Bristol Rovers 2–0 Walsall · League Two
- Referee: A. Chilowicz
- Head-to-head (last 6): Bristol Rovers 4 · draws 0 · Walsall 2 · 2.5 goals/game
- Recent form: Bristol Rovers 2W 0D 3L · Walsall 1W 3D 1L
Bristol Rovers 2–0 Walsall (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
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | Bristol Rovers for / against | Line | Walsall for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.5standard | 1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 3.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 4.25 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots | 10.38 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 9.63 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 3.38 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 2.75 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 15 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 12.38 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 2.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
Referee: A. Chilowicz — 3.13 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 21.88 fouls over 8 matches.
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Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Defensive
| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Cavegn n 8 | 85.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | — |
| J. Sparkes n 8 | 90 | 0.6 | 0.5 | C. Barrett |
| K. Conteh n 8 | 90 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — |
| L. Thomas n 8 | 72 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — |
| L. Southwood n 8 | 90 | 0.1 | 0.4 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| F. Cavegn n 8 | 85.8 | 0.5 |
| J. Sparkes n 8 | 90 | 2 |
| K. Conteh n 8 | 90 | 2.3 |
| L. Thomas n 8 | 72 | 2.5 |
| L. Southwood n 8 | 90 | 0 |
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Bristol Rovers Attacking
| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Cavegn n 8 | 85.8 | 1.7 | 1 |
| J. Sparkes n 8 | 90 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| K. Conteh n 8 | 90 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| L. Thomas n 8 | 72 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| L. Southwood n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Cavegn n 8 | 85.8 | 0.7 | 0 |
| J. Sparkes n 8 | 90 | 0.1 | 0 |
| K. Conteh n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.1 |
| L. Thomas n 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Southwood n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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Walsall
Walsall Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Roberts | 31 | 902790 min | 852.7 /90 | 311 /90 | 10 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| M. Roberts n 8 | 90 | 3.6 |
Walsall Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Flint | 31 | 902790 min | 250.8 /90 | 170.5 /90 | 260.8 /90 | 2036.5 /90 | 210.7 /90 | 40.1 /90 |
| E. Weir | 28 | 872446 min | 250.9 /90 | 220.8 /90 | 130.5 /90 | 1104 /90 | 170.6 /90 | 30.1 /90 |
| P. Farquharson | 16 | 60955 min | 121.1 /90 | 222.1 /90 | 80.8 /90 | 585.5 /90 | 80.8 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| Rico Browne | 14 | 761063 min | 221.9 /90 | 60.5 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 726.1 /90 | 151.3 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| C. Barrett | 30 | 832503 min | 672.4 /90 | 260.9 /90 | 60.2 /90 | 1555.6 /90 | 260.9 /90 | 60.2 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Flint n 8 | 90 | 0.6 | 0.9 | — |
| M. Roberts n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| C. Barrett n 8 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 0 | J. Sparkes |
| E. Weir n 8 | 89.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — |
| D. Kanu n 8 | 80.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| A. Flint n 8 | 90 | 0.8 |
| C. Barrett n 8 | 76.3 | 1.9 |
| E. Weir n 8 | 89.6 | 0.6 |
| D. Kanu n 8 | 80.9 | 0.1 |
| C. Clarke n 8 | 53.9 | 1.5 |
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Walsall Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kanu | 27 | 802161 min | 140.6 /90 | 20.1 /90 | 522.2 /90 | 331.4 /90 | 110.5 /90 | 160.7 /90 |
| A. Pressley | 22 | 681505 min | 40.2 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 211.3 /90 | 100.6 /90 | 140.8 /90 | 80.5 /90 |
| J. Matt | 19 | 51970 min | 30.3 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 131.2 /90 | 60.6 /90 | 70.6 /90 | 30.3 /90 |
| A. Adomah | 16 | 27438 min | 10.2 /90 | 10.2 /90 | 91.8 /90 | 51 /90 | 51 /90 | 61.2 /90 |
| C. Barrett | 30 | 832503 min | 30.1 /90 | 30.1 /90 | 110.4 /90 | 50.2 /90 | 190.7 /90 | 391.4 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Flint n 8 | 90 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| M. Roberts n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barrett n 8 | 76.3 | 0.1 | 0 |
| E. Weir n 8 | 89.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| D. Kanu n 8 | 80.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Flint n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.1 |
| M. Roberts n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Barrett n 8 | 76.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| E. Weir n 8 | 89.6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| D. Kanu n 8 | 80.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
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Match Statistics & Details
| Bristol Rovers | Walsall | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Possession | 53% |
| 10 | Shots | 14 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 329 | Passes | 373 |
| 64% | Pass accuracy | 65% |
Bristol Rovers Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Young | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| K. Balmer | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 |
| A. Kilgour | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| R. Harbottle | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| R. De Havilland | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| C. Mola | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| J. Sparkes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.2 |
| S. Forde | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| E. Harrison | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| F. Cavegn | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Y. Akhamrich | 83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.2 |
| J. Senior sub | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Rijks sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| T. Moore sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Walsall Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Roberts | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| P. Farquharson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| A. Flint | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Harrison Burke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| C. Barrett | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Pattison | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.7 |
| M. Hancock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6.9 |
| D. Kanu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Chang | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| C. Clarke | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Adomah | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Pressley sub | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| R. Richards sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| C. Lakin sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
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 Walsall — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)
- 2025-10-04 Walsall 2–1 Bristol Rovers
- 2022-01-29 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Walsall
- 2021-09-25 Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers
- 2020-11-07 Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers
- 2018-12-26 Walsall 1–3 Bristol Rovers
- 2018-10-06 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Walsall
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Walsall?
- In their last 6 meetings, Bristol Rovers won 4, Walsall won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
- What is the recent form of Bristol Rovers and Walsall?
- Recent form — Bristol Rovers 2W 0D 3L; Walsall 1W 3D 1L.
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