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Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

Bristol Rovers
0–0Full time
Swindon Town

League Two · SAT 24 OCT · Memorial Stadium

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 15:38
Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town BRISTOL ROVERS WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Bristol Rovers win41%
The market said58%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.850
The market’s Brier score0.972

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay11 notes · 19 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Bristol Rovers win at 41%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Bristol Rovers was 41% before kick-off and our model makes it 40% now. 0–0 · 40–25–35
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
  4. 19′SUBSTITUTION · 20' Swindon Town · On: Billy Kirkman · Off: S. Inwood
  5. 38′🟨 YELLOW · 37' Kofi Balmer · Bristol Rovers
  6. 45′HALF-TIME Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
  7. 45′SECOND HALF Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
  8. 46′Bristol Rovers have had 12 attempts to 6 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 33–38–29
  9. 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Bristol Rovers win 35%)
  10. 51′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 51' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 31% now
  11. 55′We expected about 2.9 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 33–37–29
  12. 57′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–45–26
  13. 59′Bristol Rovers have had 16 attempts to 6 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 28–46–25
  14. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Bristol Rovers · On: Bobby Kamwa · Off: Fabrizio Cavegn
  15. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Bristol Rovers · On: Keenan Gough · Off: Richard Smallwood
  16. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Swindon Town · On: antwoine hackford · Off: Joe Snowdon
  17. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Swindon Town · On: Joseph Hungbo · Off: Tom Nichols
  18. 67′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–54–22
  19. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 21% now
  20. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Bristol Rovers · On: Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny · Off: Bobby Kamwa
  21. 74′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–64–17
  22. 74′Bristol Rovers have had 20 attempts to 7 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 19–64–17
  23. 76′🟨 YELLOW · 76' Kaelan Majekodunmi · Swindon Town
  24. 80′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 14–74–12
  25. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 11% now
  26. 84′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–83–8
  27. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Swindon Town · On: Joel McGregor · Off: Mitchell Clark
  28. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Swindon Town · On: James Debayo · Off: Matthew Virtue-Thick
  29. 91′We said Bristol Rovers at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–0 · 4–92–4
  30. 95′🟨 YELLOW · 90+3' Dan Butler · Swindon Town
  31. FTFULL TIME Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
  32. FTBristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town · Bristol Rovers win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Bristol Rovers are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Bristol Rovers 41%, draw 25%, Swindon Town 35%. Over 2.5 goals 56%, both teams to score 59%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Bristol Rovers win41%
Draw25%
Swindon Town win35%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 12:30

RoundMatchday 13

VenueMemorial Stadium

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers

3-4-1-2

Swindon Town

4-3-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Bristol Rovers

Swindon Town

4Days since last match4

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
15Swindon Town12−315
16Bristol Rovers12−415

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers

3-4-1-2

1 Brad Young

4 K. Balmer

5 A. Kilgour

17 C. Kelly

2 T. James

6 C. Mola

21 R. Smallwood

3 J. Sparkes

7 S. Forde

29 F. Cavegn

9 J. Quigley

Coach · S. Evans

Substitutes

28 · A. Appiah

22 · Keenan Gough

10 · B. Kamwa

14 · B. Purrington

8 · R. Russell-Denny

27 · P. Sanyaolu

32 · Charlie Binns

Swindon Town

4-3-3

1 C. Ripley

2 M. Clark

21 K. Majekodunmi

16 S. Inwood

26 D. Butler

24 M. Virtue-Thick

25 J. Thomson

6 J. Ball

7 T. Nichols

23 A. Drinan

19 J. Snowdon

Coach · Ian Holloway

Substitutes

34 · B. Kirkman

33 · Joel McGregor

12 · Lewis Moore Ward

29 · A. Hackford

15 · J. Hungbo

18 · J. Debayo

39 · L. Millard

Our number · bristol rovers winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · updated 22 Oct 03:48 · locked at kick-off
41% The market58%
Us41%
Market58%

We make Bristol Rovers a 41% chance to win. The market has them at 58%. We are 17 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town1.53 – 1.40
Form · last six in League Two this season · since 19 SeptW1 D0 L5 · W1 D2 L3
Table places · points 15 v 1516 v 15
The market · Bristol Rovers win58% · ours 41%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50%55%60%65% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 12:12
Our probability · Bristol Rovers win The market, margin stripped

Published at 42%, 41% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 58% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Bristol Rovers win41%58%−17
Draw25%23%+2
Swindon Town win35%19%+16
Over 2.5 goals56%58%−2
Both teams to score59%56%+3
Over 1.5 goals79%79%0
Over 3.5 goals34%37%−3
Bristol Rovers or draw65%81%−16
Bristol Rovers clean sheet25%––
Swindon Town clean sheet22%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.5%
0123450 5.7 7.4 5.3 2.5 1 8.1 11.5 7.9 3.7 2 6.3 8.6 6.0 2.8 3 3.2 4.4 3.1 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Bristol Rovers down, Swindon Town across0–5 goals a side shown (99.1% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.54 of 6
Both scored3 of 6
Last meetingsSWI 1–1 BRI · BRI 0–3 SWI · SWI 4–0 BRI · BRI 3–0 SWI

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League Two this season · since 19 Sept

BRISTOL ROVERS

LWLLLL0–3 · 1–0 · 1–3 · 1–3 · 0–1 · 1–2

SWINDON TOWN

LDLLDW0–1 · 1–1 · 0–1 · 0–1 · 1–1 · 3–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Salford City12+725
2Barnet10+821
3Crewe12+421
4Walsall11+919
5Cheltenham12−118
6York11+617
7Gillingham12+317
8Shrewsbury12−417
9Chesterfield12+216
10Exeter City12+216
11Accrington ST12+115
12Newport County12+115
13Tranmere12015
14Rochdale12−215
15Swindon Town12−315
16Bristol Rovers12−415
17Grimsby12014
18Fleetwood Town12−114
19Colchester11−312
20Port Vale10−412
21Oldham11−411
22Rotherham12−611
23Northampton10−210
24Crawley Town10−95

The competition's standings before kick-off.