Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol Rovers FC vs Whitby Town FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2023-24
Bristol Rovers FC
7 – 2
Full Time
Whitby Town FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium 4,329 HT 45' · FT 45'
John Marquis 5' 1–0
Luke Thomas 18' 2–1
Jevani Brown 21' 3–1
Antony Evans pen 40' 4–1
Harvey Vale 70' 6–2
Aaron Collins 77' 7–2
Lamare Bogarde 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Whitby Town FC — FA Cup at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Darren Wilding
4 games this season 🟨 7.3/game ⚽ 23.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
Bristol Rovers FC 1 games · Avg 9.0 goals Whitby Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Whitby Town FC H 7–2 W
28 Oct Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W
24 Oct Stevenage FC H 1–1 D
21 Oct Burton Albion FC A 1–4 L
07 Oct Oxford United FC A 1–2 L
03 Oct Port Vale FC H 3–0 W
Whitby Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Bristol Rovers FC A 2–7 L
03 Sep Bishop Auckland FC H 5–0 W
04 Sep Warrington Rylands 1906 FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep Warrington Rylands 1906 FC H 3–2 W
19 Oct Stourbridge FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct Gloucester City AFC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
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' In just a few seconds Memorial Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Bristol Rovers FC and Whitby Town FC.
  • 5' John Marquis makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Bristol Rovers FC are in front.
  • 10' Antony Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The 27-year-old Luke Thomas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 18' What composure from Luke Thomas! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 21' A goal from the Jamaica international Jevani Brown! He fires home on 21 to make it 3-0!
  • 26' The travelling Whitby Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Lamare Bogarde, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Brilliant from the midfielder! Antony Evans makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' It looks surprising Whitby Town FC does not make any changes. Tristan Crama has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Connor Taylor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Whitby Town FC.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' Aaron Collins gets the nod from Bristol Rovers FC. He replaces Jevani Brown and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Harvey Vale has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' Aaron Collins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. Lewis Gordon is replaced by Chris Martin.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol Rovers FC and Whitby Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 87' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — John Marquis exits the field as Ollie Dewsbury enters on 87.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lamare Bogarde.
  • With this win, Bristol Rovers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 1
Aaron Collins 1
Luke Thomas 1
Jevani Brown 1
Antony Evans 1
Harvey Vale 1

Head to Head

2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC W 2023-10-28 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2023-10-24 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2023-10-21 Burton Albion FC 4–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-10-07 Oxford United FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-10-03 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Port Vale FC W

Whitby Town FC Form

2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC L 2022-09-03 Whitby Town FC 5–0 Bishop Auckland FC W 2021-09-04 Warrington Rylands 1906 FC 0–0 Whitby Town FC D 2020-09-22 Whitby Town FC 3–2 Warrington Rylands 1906 FC W 2019-10-19 Whitby Town FC 1–1 Stourbridge FC D 2019-10-07 Gloucester City AFC 1–3 Whitby Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.15 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Whitby Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC65% Draw18% Whitby Town FC17%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Whitby Town FC
35%
Bristol Rovers FC or Whitby Town FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC55% Draw31% Whitby Town FC14%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted
7 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Whitby Town FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 19% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 18% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Whitby Town FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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