Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol Rovers FC vs Weston-super-Mare AFC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2024-25
Bristol Rovers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Weston-super-Mare AFC
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 6,898 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jamie Lindsay 42' 1–0
1–1 64' Jordan Bastin
Connor Taylor 95' 2–1
Grant Ward 120+2' 3–1
Y 50' Jason Pope
Y 73' Luke Coulson
Y 90' Ollie Chamberlain
Y 94' Dylan Kadji
Y 105' Nick McCootie
Grant Ward 120' Y
Y 120' Sam Avery

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Weston-super-Mare AFC — FA Cup at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Darren Wilding

Head-to-Head

1
Bristol Rovers FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Weston-super-Mare AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-02 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Weston-super-Mare AFC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Weston-super-Mare AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol Rovers FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Weston-super-Mare AFC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Weston-super-Mare AFC
Louis Britton 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Memorial Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Bristol Rovers FC and Weston-super-Mare AFC.
  • 5' Jack Hunt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emlyn Lewis, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Billy Kirkman made 57 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Weston-super-Mare AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The travelling Weston-super-Mare AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' It looks surprising Weston-super-Mare AFC does not make any changes. Chris Martin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Another substitution for Weston-super-Mare AFC to replace Emlyn Lewis by Ollie Chamberlain on 38 minute.
  • 42' GOAL! Jamie Lindsay scores on 42. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson
  • 47' 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.
  • 50' Weston-super-Mare AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' Weston-super-Mare AFC 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.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' GOAL! Jordan Bastin scores on 64. Assisted by Luke Coulson
  • 65' Michael Forbes is replacing Jack Hunt for the Bristol Rovers FC side.
  • 70' 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.
  • 73' The referee shows Weston-super-Mare AFC player a card on 73.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ruel Sotiriou as he departs to be replaced by Luke Thomas.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. Jamie Lindsay is replaced by Grant Ward.
  • 79' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Chris Martin by Bryant Bilongo on 79 minute.
  • 84' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • 90' Weston-super-Mare AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Weston-super-Mare AFC.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Taylor

Weston-super-Mare AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Bastin 1
Grant Ward 1
Jamie Lindsay 1
Connor Taylor 1

Head to Head

2024-11-02 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Weston-super-Mare AFC

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

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC56% Draw23% Weston-super-Mare AFC21%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
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

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC41% Draw41% Weston-super-Mare AFC18%
Actual: 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.