Bristol Rovers FC vs Leyton Orient FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Bristol Rovers FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Leyton Orient FC

Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 7,887 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Ethan Galbraith

Chris Martin pen 32' 1–1

1–2 39' Jamie Donley

1–3 53' Charlie Kelman

Chris Martin 74' 2–3

Y 31' Josh Keeley

Y 36' Diallang Jaiyesimi

Ruel Sotiriou 38' Y

Connor Taylor 58' Y

Y 77' Daniel Happe

Overview

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Bristol Rovers FC vs Leyton Orient FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Leyton Orient FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alan Young
Assistant 1 Declan O'Shea (England)
Assistant 2 David Nicholson (England)

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

Bristol Rovers FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Leyton Orient FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC 2024-12-03 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-03-02 Leyton Orient FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-11-28 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Leyton Orient FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–3	L
29 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	0–3	L
26 Dec	Exeter City FC	A	1–3	L
21 Dec	Wrexham AFC	H	1–1	D
14 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
03 Dec	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–3	L

Leyton Orient FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Bristol Rovers FC	A	3–2	W
29 Dec	Cambridge United FC	H	2–0	W
26 Dec	Crawley Town FC	H	3–0	W
21 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	4–0	W
14 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Leyton Orient FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Leyton Orient FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Bristol Rovers FC have kicked off against Leyton Orient FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Richie Wellens will be considering his options from the bench.
9' Ethan Galbraith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' Daniel Happe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' Charlie Kelman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Agyei at the 19 minute mark.
22' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Promise Omochere trudges off to be replaced by Chris Martin on 22 minutes.
27' Leyton Orient FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josh Keeley.
32' The deadlock is broken! Chris Martin gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
36' It’s gonna be a card for Diallang Jaiyesimi.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Ruel Sotiriou argues furiously but the card stands.
39' GOAL! Jamie Donley fires home to make it 1-2!
44' 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.
46' It is a substitution in Leyton Orient FC team. Diallang Jaiyesimi is replaced by Oliver O'Neill on 46 minute.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
53' What composure from Charlie Kelman! The USA international strokes it home. 1-3.
58' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Taylor.
61' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Lino Sousa exits the field as Shaqai Forde enters on 61.
64' Sean Clare is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darren Pratley at the 64 minute mark.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' Scott Sinclair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaac Hutchinson on 73 minute.
74' A stunning finish from Chris Martin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Connor Taylor exits the field as Joel Senior enters on 74.
77' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Happe argues furiously but the card stands.
82' Dominic Ball is replacing Sonny Perkins for the Leyton Orient FC side.
87' It looks surprising Leyton Orient FC does not make any changes. James Wilson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Another three points for Leyton Orient FC.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Ruel Sotiriou ↓ Luke McCormick 61'
8
Grant Ward
4
Taylor Moore
19
Isaac Hutchinson ↓ Scott Sinclair 73'
5
James Wilson
11
Luke Thomas
1
Joshua Griffiths
9
Promise Omochere ↓ Chris Martin 22'
24
Gatlin O'Donkor
17
Connor Taylor ↓ Joel Senior 74'
3
Lino Sousa ↓ Shaqai Forde 61'

Bench

18
Chris Martin ↑ 22'
7
Scott Sinclair ↑ 73'
23
Luke McCormick ↑ 61'
2
Joel Senior ↑ 74'
6
Clinton Mola
28
Shaqai Forde ↑ 61'
35
Matthew Hall

Coach Calderon

Leyton Orient FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Daniel Happe
7
Daniel Agyei ↓ Charlie Kelman 19'
18
Darren Pratley ↓ Sean Clare 64'
19
Omar Beckles
27
Diallang Jaiyesimi ↓ Oliver O'Neill 46'
22
Ethan Galbraith
8
Jordan Brown
24
Josh Keeley
12
Jack Currie
20
Sonny Perkins ↓ Dominic Ball 82'
17
Jamie Donley

Bench

4
Jack Simpson
28
Sean Clare ↑ 64'
15
Dominic Ball ↑ 82'
23
Charlie Kelman ↑ 19'
3
Jayden Sweeney
21
Oliver O'Neill ↑ 46'
26
Noah Phillips

Coach Richie Wellens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Martin	3
Grant Ward	1
Daniel Happe	1
Daniel Agyei	1
Oliver O'Neill	1
Charlie Kelman	1
Ethan Galbraith	1
Jamie Donley	1

Head to Head

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2025-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-12-29 Stevenage FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-26 Exeter City FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-21 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2024-12-14 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-03 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L

Leyton Orient FC Form

2025-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-12-29 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-12-26 Leyton Orient FC 3–0 Crawley Town FC W 2024-12-21 Barnsley FC 0–4 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-12-14 Leyton Orient FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-12-07 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Bristol Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Leyton Orient FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol Rovers FC27% Draw26% Leyton Orient FC47%

Actual: Leyton Orient FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Leyton Orient FC

73%

Bristol Rovers FC or Leyton Orient FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol Rovers FC22% Draw44% Leyton Orient FC34%

Actual: Leyton Orient FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap	Bristol Rovers FC covers	Push	Leyton Orient FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	21%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Leyton Orient FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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