Bristol Rovers FC vs Weston-super-Mare AFC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1
Overview
Match Preview
Bristol Rovers FC vs Weston-super-Mare AFC — FA Cup at Memorial Stadium.
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Weston-super-Mare AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Yates
- Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
- Assistant 2 Darren Wilding
6 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 12.3 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Weston-super-Mare AFC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | Reading FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Oct | Shrewsbury Town FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Oct | Burton Albion FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 01 Oct | Charlton Athletic FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Bristol Rovers FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 01 Oct | Helston Athletic FC | H | 7–2 | W |
| 03 Sep | Basingstoke Town FC | A | 4–2 | W |
| 04 Sep | Flackwell Heath FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Oct | Eastleigh FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Oct | Larkhall Athletic FC | H | 6–0 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
Bristol Rovers FC this season
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' Welcome to Memorial Stadium that hosts another battle between Bristol Rovers FC and Weston-super-Mare AFC.
- 5' Weston-super-Mare AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 10' Chris Martin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 54 goals in his last 397 appearances.
- 15' Weston-super-Mare AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Bristol Rovers FC have won 317 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Bristol Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Weston-super-Mare AFC backline.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Weston-super-Mare AFC is showing some good football. However, Weston-super-Mare AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 38' It is a substitution in Weston-super-Mare AFC team. Emlyn Lewis is replaced by Ollie Chamberlain on 38 minute.
- 42' Brilliant from the ! Jamie Lindsay makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 42.
- 47' It’s high time Matt Taylor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' Jason Pope has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 60' 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.
- 64' Jordan Bastin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 65' The whistle greets Jack Hunt as he departs to be replaced by Michael Forbes.
- 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bristol Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luke Coulson.
- 73' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Thomas is hanging Ruel Sotiriou on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Jamie Lindsay trudges off to be replaced by Grant Ward on 78 minutes.
- 79' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Chris Martin trudges off to be replaced by Bryant Bilongo on 79 minutes.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ollie Chamberlain.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bristol Rovers FC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Bristol Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
32
Jack Hunt ↓ Michael Forbes 65'
-
10
Ruel Sotiriou ↓ Luke Thomas 73'
-
18
Chris Martin ↓ Bryant Bilongo 79'
- 4
- 19
-
7
Scott Sinclair ↓ Luke McCormick 79'
-
29
Jamie Lindsay ↓ Grant Ward 78'
- 6
- 1
- 17
- 22
Bench
-
8
Grant Ward ↑ 78'
-
11
Luke Thomas ↑ 73'
-
23
Luke McCormick ↑ 79'
-
27
Bryant Bilongo ↑ 79'
- 3
- 35
-
25
Michael Forbes ↑ 65'
- 45
- 21
Coach
Matt Taylor
Weston-super-Mare AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- –
- –
- –
-
–
Billy Kirkman ↓ Marley Rose 105'
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–
Emlyn Lewis ↓ Ollie Chamberlain 38'
- 2
-
–
Jordan Bastin ↓ Nick McCootie 65'
- –
- –
- –
- –
Bench
- –
- 4
-
–
Ollie Chamberlain ↑ 38'
-
12
Marley Rose ↑ 105'
- –
-
–
Nick McCootie ↑ 65'
- –
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jordan Bastin | 1 |
| Grant Ward | 1 |
| Jamie Lindsay | 1 |
| Connor Taylor | 1 |
Bristol Rovers FC Form
2024-11-02
Bristol Rovers FC
3–1
Weston-super-Mare AFC
W
2024-10-26
Reading FC
1–0
Bristol Rovers FC
L
2024-10-22
Bristol Rovers FC
1–0
Shrewsbury Town FC
W
2024-10-19
Huddersfield Town AFC
3–1
Bristol Rovers FC
L
2024-10-05
Burton Albion FC
1–3
Bristol Rovers FC
W
2024-10-01
Bristol Rovers FC
3–2
Charlton Athletic FC
W
Weston-super-Mare AFC Form
2024-11-02
Bristol Rovers FC
3–1
Weston-super-Mare AFC
L
2022-10-01
Weston-super-Mare AFC
7–2
Helston Athletic FC
W
2022-09-03
Basingstoke Town FC
2–4
Weston-super-Mare AFC
W
2021-09-04
Weston-super-Mare AFC
0–0
Flackwell Heath FC
D
2020-10-24
Eastleigh FC
3–1
Weston-super-Mare AFC
L
2020-10-13
Weston-super-Mare AFC
6–0
Larkhall Athletic FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05
Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18
Weston-super-Mare AFC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bristol Rovers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Weston-super-Mare AFC
44%
Bristol Rovers FC or Weston-super-Mare AFC
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC
| Handicap | Bristol Rovers FC covers | Push | Weston-super-Mare AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 22% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Weston-super-Mare AFC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.