Thursday , 2 July 2026

Charlton Athletic FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Charlton Athletic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Tue 28 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC The Valley, Charlton 11,149 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Godden 13' 1–0
Josh Edwards 36' 2–0
Y 11' Clinton Mola
Greg Docherty 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Charlton Athletic FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at The Valley, Charlton.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1 Jonathon Block (England)
  • Assistant 2 Alexander Bradley (England)

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

4
1
5
Charlton Athletic FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-28 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-10-01 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-12-29 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-08-15 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-04-07 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 2–0 W
25 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–0 W
21 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
18 Jan Rotherham United FC A 2–4 L
14 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
04 Jan Reading FC H 0–0 D
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Charlton Athletic FC A 0–2 L
25 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
18 Jan Barnsley FC H 3–1 W
12 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 0–3 L
04 Jan Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W
01 Jan Leyton Orient FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The Valley, Charlton will turn into a battlefield for Charlton Athletic FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 5' Charlton Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Charlton Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Ruel Sotiriou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' The referee calls foul for Clinton Mola. He receives a card.
  • 13' Charlton Athletic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matt Godden on 13.
  • 18' Bristol Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' It’s high time Calderon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Goal! Josh Edwards scores his 2 goal in 378 matches.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott Sinclair suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The Bristol Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Clinton Mola departs to be replaced by Lino Sousa.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 58 minute. Jamie Lindsay leaves to be changed by Isaac Hutchinson.
  • 63' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. James Wilson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Luke Berry is replaced by Karoy Anderson.
  • 70' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' Chuks Aneke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyreece Campbell on 77 minute.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Matt Godden is replaced by Daniel Kanu.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thierry Small, as he is very good at scoring at The Valley, Charlton with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 88' Charlton Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Rarmani Edmonds-Green is replacing Josh Edwards for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • Full Time. Charlton Athletic FC beats Bristol Rovers FC

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Calderon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 3
Scott Sinclair 2
Chris Martin 2
Matt Godden 2
Luke Leahy 1
Alexander Mitchell 1
Edward Upson 1
James Wilson 1

Head to Head

2025-01-28 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-10-01 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-12-29 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-08-15 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-04-07 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2025-01-28 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-01-25 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-01-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-18 Rotherham United FC 4–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2025-01-04 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2025-01-28 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-01-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-01-18 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Barnsley FC W 2025-01-12 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-01-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC48% Draw29% Bristol Rovers FC23%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Bristol Rovers FC
52%
Charlton Athletic FC or Bristol Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlton Athletic FC32% Draw51% Bristol Rovers FC17%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13.3%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap Charlton Athletic FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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