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AFC Wimbledon vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
AFC Wimbledon
2 – 4
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Will Nightingale 11' Y
Nesta Guinness-Walker 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Wimbledon vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Da Costa
  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Marc Wilson
  • Referee Ben Speedie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
2
3
AFC Wimbledon 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-05 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon 2019-09-21 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-04-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-10-23 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon

Recent Form

AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–4 L
02 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W
29 Nov Crawley Town FC H 1–2 L
26 Nov Barrow AFC A 0–0 D
24 Nov Gillingham FC A 1–2 L
21 Nov Rochdale AFC A 1–0 W
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec AFC Wimbledon A 4–2 W
02 Dec Gillingham FC H 0–2 L
29 Nov Darlington FC H 6–0 W
24 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
21 Nov Swindon Town FC A 0–1 L
14 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium that hosts another battle between AFC Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 5' GOAL! Joe Pigott scores on 5.
  • 10' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 11' AFC Wimbledon player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' GOAL! Sam Nicholson scores on 14.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' AFC Wimbledon started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 25' Brandon Hanlan puts Bristol Rovers FC on the lead.
  • 30' Goal! Ben Heneghan scores his 7 goal in 384 matches.
  • 35' Bristol Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Wimbledon that had 236 games and scored 247 goals.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Wimbledon needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Brandon Hanlan with the second goal in the match!
  • 50' AFC Wimbledon receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zain Westbrooke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Hartigan made 236 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Shane McLoughlin. He replaces Cheye Alexander on 62 minute.
  • 64' What a strike from Sam Nicholson! The score is 2-4.
  • 69' It’s high time Paul Tisdale made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' Ryan Longman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Callum Reilly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Hartigan on 81 minute.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shane McLoughlin, as he is very good at scoring at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Glyn Peter Hodges

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Tisdale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Pigott 3
Jonson Clarke-Harris 2
Brandon Hanlan 2
Sam Nicholson 2
Marcus Forss 2
Ben Heneghan 1
Will Nightingale 1
Edward Upson 1

Head to Head

2020-12-05 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon 2019-09-21 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-04-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-10-23 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon Form

2020-12-05 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-12-02 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2020-11-29 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Crawley Town FC L 2020-11-26 Barrow AFC 0–0 AFC Wimbledon D 2020-11-24 Gillingham FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon L 2020-11-21 Rochdale AFC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2020-12-05 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC W 2020-12-02 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Gillingham FC L 2020-11-29 Bristol Rovers FC 6–0 Darlington FC W 2020-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2020-11-21 Swindon Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-11-14 Bristol Rovers FC 1–4 Fleetwood Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 AFC Wimbledon xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Wimbledon or Bristol Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Wimbledon32% Draw28% Bristol Rovers FC40%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AFC Wimbledon or Draw
59%
Draw or Bristol Rovers FC
68%
AFC Wimbledon or Bristol Rovers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Wimbledon24% Draw44% Bristol Rovers FC32%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Wimbledon

Handicap AFC Wimbledon covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.