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Bristol Rovers FC vs AFC Wimbledon, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Bristol Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Wimbledon
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tony Craig 35' Y
Y 66' Luke O'Neill
Rollin Menayese 77' Y
Y 80' Jack Rudoni
Y 82' Shane McLoughlin

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs AFC Wimbledon — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abbas Khan
  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Stephen Brown
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee Lisa Rashid

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

3
2
1
Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals AFC Wimbledon
Last 5 meetings
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

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L
21 Dec Peterborough United FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W
07 Dec Southend United FC H 4–2 W
23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 4–3 W
02 Nov Rochdale AFC A 2–1 W
AFC Wimbledon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
21 Dec Tranmere Rovers FC A 0–1 L
14 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W
07 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
23 Nov Gillingham FC H 1–0 W
16 Nov Blackpool FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AFC Wimbledon this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/3
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Wimbledon
Jayden Stockley 6 G
Myles Hippolyte 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Memorial Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bristol Rovers FC and AFC Wimbledon.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' AFC Wimbledon come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It looks surprising AFC Wimbledon does not make any changes. Nesta Guinness-Walker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Ben Garner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' AFC Wimbledon fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Bristol Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Memorial Stadium. Bristol Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Goal! Jonson Clarke-Harris scores his 123 goal in 384 matches.
  • 48' Rod McDonald is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol Rovers FC so far.
  • 53' Luke Leahy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Bristol Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' Luke O'Neill catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 66' Victor Adeboyejo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonson Clarke-Harris at the 66 minute mark.
  • 70' Magnificent from Marcus Forss! That is 38 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Bristol Rovers FC player. Rollin Menayese gets a Yellow card.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Tom Nichols as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Smith steps in for Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 80' AFC Wimbledon receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Shane McLoughlin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' AFC Wimbledon is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joe Pigott on 84.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Abumere Ogogo is replaced by Kyle Bennett on 87 minute.
  • 90' The AFC Wimbledon manager makes a substitution. Marcus Forss departs to be replaced by Mitchell Pinnock.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Garner

AFC Wimbledon Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Glyn Peter Hodges

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-12-21 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Peterborough United FC D 2019-12-14 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-12-07 Bristol Rovers FC 4–2 Southend United FC W 2019-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–4 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-11-02 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W

AFC Wimbledon Form

2019-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-12-21 Tranmere Rovers FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-12-14 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2019-12-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 AFC Wimbledon D 2019-11-23 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Gillingham FC W 2019-11-16 Blackpool FC 2–0 AFC Wimbledon L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.45 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 AFC Wimbledon xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC44% Draw28% AFC Wimbledon28%
Actual: AFC Wimbledon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Wimbledon
56%
Bristol Rovers FC or AFC Wimbledon
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC31% Draw48% AFC Wimbledon21%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push AFC Wimbledon covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
AFC Wimbledon keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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