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Bristol Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Bristol Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 4 May 2019 · 16:30 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Liam Lindsay
R 44' Liam Lindsay
Y 56' Alex Mowatt
Edward Upson 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Steve Rushton
  • Referee Mark Pottage

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
2
4
Bristol Rovers FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2018-10-27 Barnsley FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
27 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D
22 Apr Rochdale AFC H 0–1 L
19 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 1–1 D
13 Apr Bradford City AFC H 3–2 W
07 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Bristol Rovers FC A 1–2 L
27 Apr Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–0 W
19 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr Fleetwood Town FC H 4–2 W
06 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bristol Rovers FC and Barnsley FC get this one started.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Barnsley FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 12' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kieffer Moore makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 291 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 27' Bristol Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Memorial Stadium. Bristol Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Liam Lindsay picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 46' Barnsley FC make a change. Mamadou Thiam trudges off to be replaced by Zeki Fryers on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The referee shows Barnsley FC player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 57' Abumere Ogogo makes way for Gavin Reilly at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 62' England international Adam Smith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' Barnsley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 71' What an equalizer from Alex Rodman!
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Pinillos, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' The referee shows Bristol Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Mike-Steven Bahre is replaced by Jordan Green on 78 minute.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Bristol Rovers FC — Chris Lines on, Edward Upson off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ollie Clarke is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Barnsley FC.
  • 90' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Tom Lockyer trudges off to be replaced by Alfie Kilgour on 90 minutes.
  • Bristol Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ruel Sotiriou 2
Alex Rodman 2
Devante Cole 2
Josh Benson 1
Nicky Cadden 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Corey O'Keeffe 1
Chris Martin 1

Head to Head

2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2018-10-27 Barnsley FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2019-04-27 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-04-22 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC L 2019-04-19 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-04-13 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC W 2019-04-07 Coventry City FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D

Barnsley FC Form

2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2019-04-27 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2019-04-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Barnsley FC W 2019-04-19 Barnsley FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2019-04-13 Barnsley FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC W 2019-04-06 Burton Albion FC 3–1 Barnsley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Barnsley FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC42% Draw28% Barnsley FC30%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Barnsley FC
58%
Bristol Rovers FC or Barnsley FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC28% Draw48% Barnsley FC24%
Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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