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Bristol Rovers FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Bristol Rovers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Jordan Houghton
Y 31' Adam Randell
Ryan Loft 37' Y
Y 69' Brendan Galloway
Y 90' Nigel Lonwijk

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

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

1
3
2
Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2021-03-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
15 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 4–1 W
11 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–0 W
08 Oct Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Exeter City FC A 2–2 D
24 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 2–2 D
15 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC A 4–1 W
08 Oct Accrington Stanley FC H 3–0 W
04 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
25 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Memorial Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bristol Rovers FC and Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Finn Azaz gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Houghton.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Adam Randell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 36' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Ryan Loft picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Josh Coburn. He replaces Luca Hoole on 46 minute.
  • 47' A goal from the England international Adam Randell! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-2!
  • 48' GOAL! Josh Coburn fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' Aaron Collins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Morgan Whittaker makes way for Ryan Hardie at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 65' Bristol Rovers FC ring the changes. Harry Anderson has done his job and it is now time for James Gibbons to step up.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Joe Edwards is replaced by Conor Grant on 67 minute.
  • 69' Brendan Galloway was booked on 69.
  • 74' Lewis Gibson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC. Adam Randell is replaced by Matt Butcher.
  • 82' James Wilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 83' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Aaron Collins by Luke McCormick on 83 minute.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Bristol Rovers FC! Scott Sinclair comes on to replace Ryan Loft.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Nigel Lonwijk gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niall Ennis 3
Josh Coburn 2
Macaulay Gillesphey 2
Finn Azaz 1
Aaron Collins 1
Ruben Lameiras 1
Tony Craig 1
Gavin Reilly 1

Head to Head

2022-10-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2021-03-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2022-10-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2022-10-15 Cheltenham Town FC 1–4 Bristol Rovers FC W 2022-10-11 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2022-10-08 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2022-10-01 Exeter City FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC D 2022-09-24 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2022-10-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2022-10-15 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–4 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2022-10-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2022-10-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-10-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2022-09-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC37% Draw28% Plymouth Argyle FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
63%
Bristol Rovers FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC26% Draw46% Plymouth Argyle FC28%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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