Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol Rovers FC vs Darlington FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2020-21
Bristol Rovers FC
6 – 0
Full Time
Darlington FC
Sun 29 Nov 2020 · 13:30 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 52' Jarrett Rivers
Y 69' Will Hatfield

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Darlington FC — FA Cup at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Harty
  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Mike Desborough
  • Referee Justin Amey

Head-to-Head

1
Bristol Rovers FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Darlington FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-29 Bristol Rovers FC 6–0 Darlington FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Nov Walsall FC A 2–1 W
03 Nov Peterborough United FC H 0–2 L
Darlington FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Bristol Rovers FC A 0–6 L
07 Nov Swindon Town FC A 2–1 W
24 Oct Cambridge City FC H 2–0 W
13 Oct Tadcaster Albion AFC H 6–1 W
03 Oct Prescot Cables FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Tamworth FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Bristol Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol Rovers FC
Fabrizio Cavegn 1 G
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Darlington FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Bristol Rovers FC have won 317 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alun Armstrong will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Darlington FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' The England James Daly breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 1-0!
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' Goal! Josh Hare scores his 1 goal in 13 matches.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Brilliant from the ! Luke Leahy makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 44.
  • 46' A change in the Darlington FC ranks — Sean Reid exits the field as Tyrone O'Neill enters on 46.
  • 47' GOAL! Erhun Oztumer scores on 45.
  • 52' Darlington FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Luke Leahy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Sam Nicholson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfie Kilgour is hanging Max Ehmer on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Darlington FC is showing some good football. However, Darlington FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Hatfield on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Jack Baldwin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 40 Yellow cards this season.
  • 78' Cian Harries is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Liddle at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Josef Wheatley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 10 appearances.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Theo Hudson. He replaces Will Hatfield on 87 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Tisdale

Darlington FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alun Armstrong

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke Leahy 2
Erhun Oztumer 1
Sam Nicholson 1
James Daly 1
Josh Hare 1

Head to Head

2020-11-29 Bristol Rovers FC 6–0 Darlington FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

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 2020-11-07 Walsall FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2020-11-03 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC L

Darlington FC Form

2020-11-29 Bristol Rovers FC 6–0 Darlington FC L 2020-11-07 Swindon Town FC 1–2 Darlington FC W 2020-10-24 Darlington FC 2–0 Cambridge City FC W 2020-10-13 Darlington FC 6–1 Tadcaster Albion AFC W 2020-10-03 Darlington FC 2–2 Prescot Cables FC D 2019-10-19 Tamworth FC 0–3 Darlington FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.82 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Darlington FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Bristol Rovers FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC66% Draw19% Darlington FC15%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Darlington FC
34%
Bristol Rovers FC or Darlington FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC55% Draw34% Darlington FC11%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 0
3.3%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Darlington FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Darlington FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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