Bristol Rovers FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Bristol Rovers FC

2 – 1

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Shrewsbury Town FC

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+11'

Y 70' Ethan Ebanks-Landell

Overview

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

Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Referee Paul Lister
Referee Paul Howard
Referee Justin Amey

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Bristol Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 2.0 goals Shrewsbury Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-27 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC 2020-10-20 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–1	W
23 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–2	L
20 Feb	Gillingham FC	A	0–2	L
16 Feb	Portsmouth FC	H	3–1	W
09 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	0–2	L
06 Feb	Fleetwood Town FC	A	0–0	D

Shrewsbury Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
23 Feb	Milton Keynes Dons FC	H	4–2	W
20 Feb	Accrington Stanley FC	A	1–1	D
09 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
06 Feb	Swindon Town FC	A	1–0	W
02 Feb	Crewe Alexandra FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Memorial Stadium that hosts another battle between Bristol Rovers FC and Shrewsbury Town FC.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Bristol Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Shrewsbury Town FC is showing some good football. However, Shrewsbury Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Shrewsbury Town FC have won 385 goals from 329 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Shrewsbury Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Shrewsbury Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Bristol Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Luke Leahy doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
50' Zain Westbrooke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' Brandon Hanlan adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol Rovers FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
67' The crowd applauds Harry Chapman as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Udoh steps in for Shrewsbury Town FC.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Ebanks-Landell is booked for Shrewsbury Town FC — Yellow card on 70.
74' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Sean Goss departs to be replaced by Dave Edwards.
78' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Brandon Hanlan is replaced by Jonah Ayunga on 78 minute.
83' England international Joshua Grant has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
87' Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Davis is hanging Josh Vela on the field on 87 minute.
88' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Alex Rodman exits the field as Edward Upson enters on 88.
90' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — Joe Day exits the field as Jordi van Stappershoef enters on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol Rovers FC players.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Jack Baldwin ↑ 88'
20
Cameron Hargreaves
6
Edward Upson ↑ 88'
21
Jonah Ayunga ↑ 78'
47
Ali Koiki ↑ 87'
1
Jordi van Stappershoef ↑ 90'
17
James Daly

Coach Joey Barton

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Dave Edwards ↑ 74'
9
Rekeil Pyke ↑ 87'
23
Daniel Udoh ↑ 67'
28
David Davis ↑ 87'
1
Harry Burgoyne
12
Ryan Sears
3
Scott Golbourne

Coach Steve Cotterill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brandon Hanlan	2
Joshua Laurent	2
Daniel Udoh	2
Daniel Leadbitter	1
Stefan Payne	1
Luke Leahy	1
Alex Rodman	1
Ryan Loft	1

Head to Head

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2021-02-27 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-02-20 Gillingham FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-02-16 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-02-09 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Oxford United FC L 2021-02-06 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2021-02-27 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2021-02-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 4–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2021-02-20 Accrington Stanley FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2021-02-09 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2021-02-06 Swindon Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2021-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Bristol Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Shrewsbury Town FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol Rovers FC or Shrewsbury Town FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol Rovers FC45% Draw28% Shrewsbury Town FC27%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC

55%

Bristol Rovers FC or Shrewsbury Town FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol Rovers FC30% Draw48% Shrewsbury Town FC22%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

2 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap	Bristol Rovers FC covers	Push	Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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