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Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers
Swindon TownLeague Two · SAT 24 OCT · Memorial Stadium
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Bristol Rovers win at 41%.
- 1′Much as we predicted: Bristol Rovers was 41% before kick-off and our model makes it 40% now. 0–0 · 40–25–35
- 1′KICK-OFF Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
- 19′SUBSTITUTION · 20' Swindon Town · On: Billy Kirkman · Off: S. Inwood
- 38′🟨 YELLOW · 37' Kofi Balmer · Bristol Rovers
- 45′HALF-TIME Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
- 45′SECOND HALF Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
- 46′Bristol Rovers have had 12 attempts to 6 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 33–38–29
- 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Bristol Rovers win 35%)
- 51′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 51' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 31% now
- 55′We expected about 2.9 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 33–37–29
- 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
- 59′Bristol Rovers have had 16 attempts to 6 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 28–46–25
- 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Bristol Rovers · On: Bobby Kamwa · Off: Fabrizio Cavegn
- 64′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Bristol Rovers · On: Keenan Gough · Off: Richard Smallwood
- 64′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Swindon Town · On: antwoine hackford · Off: Joe Snowdon
- 64′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Swindon Town · On: Joseph Hungbo · Off: Tom Nichols
- 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
- 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 71' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 21% now
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Bristol Rovers · On: Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny · Off: Bobby Kamwa
- 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
- 74′Bristol Rovers have had 20 attempts to 7 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 19–64–17
- 76′🟨 YELLOW · 76' Kaelan Majekodunmi · Swindon Town
- 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
- 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Bristol Rovers win: 41% at kick-off, 11% now
- 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
- 84′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Swindon Town · On: Joel McGregor · Off: Mitchell Clark
- 85′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Swindon Town · On: James Debayo · Off: Matthew Virtue-Thick
- 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
- 95′🟨 YELLOW · 90+3' Dan Butler · Swindon Town
- FTFULL TIME Bristol Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town
- 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
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%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
Bristol Rovers win41%
Swindon Town win35%Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 12:30
RoundMatchday 13
VenueMemorial Stadium
Match timeline
All events
Bristol RoversMIN
Swindon TownEvents will appear when the match starts.
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
Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two
Last match: 20 Oct · the English League Two
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.
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
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
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 modelBuilt 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.
Published at 42%, 41% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 58% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers win | 41% | 58% | −17 |
| Draw | 25% | 23% | +2 |
| Swindon Town win | 35% | 19% | +16 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 56% | 58% | −2 |
| Both teams to score | 59% | 56% | +3 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 79% | 79% | 0 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 34% | 37% | −3 |
| Bristol Rovers or draw | 65% | 81% | −16 |
| Bristol Rovers clean sheet | 25% | – | – |
| Swindon Town clean sheet | 22% | – | – |
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.
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 2021/22Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.
Form · last six in League Two this season · since 19 Sept
BRISTOL ROVERS
SWINDON TOWN
The table
2026/27| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 12 | +7 | 25 |
| 2 | Barnet | 10 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Crewe | 12 | +4 | 21 |
| 4 | Walsall | 11 | +9 | 19 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 12 | −1 | 18 |
| 6 | York | 11 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury | 12 | −4 | 17 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 12 | +2 | 16 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 12 | +2 | 16 |
| 11 | Accrington ST | 12 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Newport County | 12 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Tranmere | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 12 | −2 | 15 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 12 | −3 | 15 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | −4 | 15 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | −1 | 14 |
| 19 | Colchester | 11 | −3 | 12 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 10 | −4 | 12 |
| 21 | Oldham | 11 | −4 | 11 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 12 | −6 | 11 |
| 23 | Northampton | 10 | −2 | 10 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 10 | −9 | 5 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Salford City
Barnet
Crewe
Walsall
Cheltenham
York
Gillingham
Shrewsbury
Chesterfield
Exeter City
Accrington ST
Newport County
Tranmere
Rochdale
Grimsby
Fleetwood Town
Colchester
Port Vale
Oldham
Rotherham
Northampton
Crawley Town