Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol Rovers FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Bristol Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Sat 29 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Rollin Menayese 29' Y
Y 43' Aaron Pierre
Y 74' Ro-Shaun Williams
Alfie Kilgour 84' Y
Y 87' Jason Cummings
Y 90' Callum Lang
Y 90' Dave Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Kinseley
  • Referee Alan Young
  • Referee Matthew Lee
  • Referee Samuel Ogles
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Conor Farrell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
Bristol Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2019-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–4 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-02-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2018-09-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
11 Feb Tranmere Rovers FC A 0–0 D
08 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–3 L
01 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Tranmere Rovers FC H 2–3 L
22 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L
11 Feb Accrington Stanley FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol Rovers FC is hosting Shrewsbury Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Dave Edwards is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol Rovers FC so far.
  • 10' Bristol Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Bristol Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sam Ricketts will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Bristol Rovers FC. Rollin Menayese will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Bristol Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Shrewsbury Town FC player. Aaron Pierre gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Jonson Clarke-Harris is replaced by Timmy Abraham on 63 minute.
  • 68' Jamal Blackman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Shrewsbury Town FC tonight.
  • 69' What a strike from Daniel Udoh! The score is 0-1.
  • 71' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Liam Sercombe trudges off to be replaced by James Daly on 71 minutes.
  • 74' The referee shows Shrewsbury Town FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Rollin Menayese exits the field as Alex Rodman enters on 80.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Bristol Rovers FC player. Alfie Kilgour gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Kayne Ramsey gets the nod from Shrewsbury Town FC. He replaces Jason Cummings and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Jason Cummings was booked on 87.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum Lang.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC. Callum Lang is replaced by Brad Walker.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Garner

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sam Ricketts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joshua Laurent 2
Daniel Udoh 2
Brandon Hanlan 2
Shaun Whalley 1
Ryan Bowman 1
Tony Craig 1
Josh Coburn 1
Ollie Clarke 1

Head to Head

2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2019-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–4 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-02-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2018-09-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-02-22 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-02-15 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2020-02-11 Tranmere Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2020-02-08 Wycombe Wanderers FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-02-01 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2020-02-29 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2020-02-25 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Tranmere Rovers FC L 2020-02-22 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-02-15 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-02-11 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–2 Accrington Stanley FC L 2020-02-08 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Shrewsbury Town FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC37% Draw31% Shrewsbury Town FC32%
Actual: Shrewsbury Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
63%
Bristol Rovers FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC26% Draw51% Shrewsbury Town FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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