Sunday , 16 August 2026

Bristol Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Bristol Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 1 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 8,088 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Keshi Anderson
Gatlin O'Donkor 19' 1–1
1–2 85' Jay Stansfield pen

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Steven Plane
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
Bristol Rovers FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
29 Mar Mansfield Town FC H 1–2 L
22 Mar Crawley Town FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Lincoln City FC A 0–5 L
11 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
08 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Bristol Rovers FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 4–1 W
15 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Stevenage FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Lincoln City FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Memorial Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Bristol Rovers FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 3' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keshi Anderson on 3.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Gatlin O'Donkor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' Magnificent from Jay Stansfield! That is 42 goals in 341 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Stansfield 2
Lee Buchanan 1
Keshi Anderson 1
Gatlin O'Donkor 1

Head to Head

2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-03-29 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Mansfield Town FC L 2025-03-22 Crawley Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-03-15 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-03-11 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-08 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-04-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2025-03-29 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-03-15 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC 72%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
70%
Bristol Rovers FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC23% Draw48% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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