Accrington Stanley FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Accrington Stanley FC

6 – 1

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Bristol Rovers FC

Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Wham Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Joe Pritchard 7' Y

Sean McConville 44' Y

Y 61' George Williams

Overview

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Accrington Stanley FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Wham Stadium.

Accrington Stanley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rob Lewis
Referee Carl Boyeson
Referee Robert Atkin
Referee Steve Rushton
Referee Richard Bartlett
Referee Ben Speedie
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Accrington Stanley FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bristol Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-02 Accrington Stanley FC 6–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-09-07 Bristol Rovers FC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC 2019-01-12 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-08-11 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Accrington Stanley FC 2018-04-15 Bristol Rovers FC 2–0 Accrington Stanley FC

Recent Form

Accrington Stanley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	H	6–1	W
30 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
26 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
19 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L
16 Jan	Gillingham FC	H	0–1	L
08 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–0	W

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Feb	Accrington Stanley FC	A	1–6	L
30 Jan	Rochdale AFC	H	1–2	L
26 Jan	Peterborough United FC	A	0–0	D
23 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Jan	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	2–3	L
16 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Wham Stadium that hosts another battle between Accrington Stanley FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' That is a Yellow card for Accrington Stanley FC. Joe Pritchard will be fuming at that decision.
8' What a strike from Joe Pritchard! The score is 1-0.
11' Sam Nicholson doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
12' Dion Charles puts Accrington Stanley FC on the lead.
17' Dion Charles makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Accrington Stanley FC are in front.
22' Bristol Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
27' Alfie Kilgour is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol Rovers FC so far.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Colby Bishop makes it 4-1.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Barclay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Accrington Stanley FC.
38' A tactical swap from Accrington Stanley FC — Jonathan Russell on, Matt Butcher off on 38 minutes.
43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Accrington Stanley FC and Bristol Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' The referee shows Accrington Stanley FC player a Yellow card on 44.
46' Cameron Burgess gets the nod from Accrington Stanley FC. He replaces Michael Nottingham and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Colby Bishop is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
53' Bristol Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' George Williams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' The whistle greets Luke Leahy as he departs to be replaced by David Tutonda.
64' Joe Pritchard makes way for Paul Smyth at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Accrington Stanley FC.
69' It’s high time John Coleman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
70' The deadlock is broken! Dion Charles gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
73' Thomas Scully gets the nod from Accrington Stanley FC. He replaces Sean McConville and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Bristol Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Accrington Stanley FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
16
Ben Barclay
10
Joe Pritchard ↓ Paul Smyth 64'
2
Michael Nottingham ↓ Harvey Rodgers 46'
28
Seamus Conneely C
3
Mark Hughes
11
Sean McConville ↓ Thomas Scully 73'
32
Dion Charles
19
Colby Bishop
6
Matt Butcher ↓ Jonathan Russell 38'
14
Tariq Uwakwe ↓ Harvey Rodgers 46'

Bench

7
Paul Smyth ↑ 64'
4
Cameron Burgess ↑ 46'
40
Toby Savin
18
Harvey Rodgers ↑ 46'
20
Thomas Scully ↑ 73'
8
Jonathan Russell ↑ 38'
25
Rhys Fenlon

Coach John Coleman

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Zain Westbrooke ↓ Cameron Hargreaves 63'
43
George Williams
13
Joe Day
41
Erhun Oztumer ↓ Jonah Ayunga 46'
5
Max Ehmer C
9
Brandon Hanlan ↓ James Daly 46'
3
Luke Leahy ↓ David Tutonda 63'
15
Alfie Kilgour
11
Sam Nicholson ↓ Cian Harries 64'
4
Joshua Grant
14
Luke McCormick

Bench

25
Cian Harries ↑ 64'
26
Jack Baldwin
20
Cameron Hargreaves ↑ 63'
24
David Tutonda ↑ 63'
21
Jonah Ayunga ↑ 46'
1
Jordi van Stappershoef
17
James Daly ↑ 46'

Coach Paul Tisdale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dion Charles	4
Sam Nicholson	2
Joe Pritchard	2
Colby Bishop	2
Sean McConville	2
Sean McConville	2
Alex Rodman	2
Jonson Clarke-Harris	2

Head to Head

Accrington Stanley FC Form

2021-02-02 Accrington Stanley FC 6–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2021-01-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Accrington Stanley FC D 2021-01-26 Accrington Stanley FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-01-19 Hull City AFC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-01-16 Accrington Stanley FC 0–1 Gillingham FC L 2021-01-08 Charlton Athletic FC 0–2 Accrington Stanley FC W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2021-02-02 Accrington Stanley FC 6–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-01-30 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC L 2021-01-26 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2021-01-23 Oxford United FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-01-19 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-01-16 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 Accrington Stanley FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Bristol Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Accrington Stanley FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Accrington Stanley FC61% Draw22% Bristol Rovers FC17%

Actual: Accrington Stanley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Accrington Stanley FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Bristol Rovers FC

39%

Accrington Stanley FC or Bristol Rovers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Accrington Stanley FC44% Draw41% Bristol Rovers FC15%

Actual: Accrington Stanley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Accrington Stanley FC

Handicap	Accrington Stanley FC covers	Push	Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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