Bristol Rovers vs Barnet: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bristol Rovers played against Barnet in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Bristol Rovers has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Barnet has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Bristol Rovers scores 0.82 goals per game and allows 1.91. Barnet scores 1.27 and allows 1.14. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Bristol Rovers's games and 50% of Barnet's. The Over 2.5 rates are 59% and 41%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Barnet has the higher season xG average, 1.72 to 1.28 per game. Bristol Rovers takes 11.6 shots per game, while Barnet takes 14.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Bristol Rovers leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 0.36 goals per game after halftime. Barnet leads at halftime in 32% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bristol Rovers's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). For Barnet, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

58Possession (%)42
Bristol RoversBarnet
7Shots10
Bristol RoversBarnet
3Shots on target3
Bristol RoversBarnet
0.99xG1.17
Bristol RoversBarnet
3Corners5
Bristol RoversBarnet
45Dangerous attacks45
Bristol RoversBarnet
9Fouls8
Bristol RoversBarnet
3Cards2
Bristol RoversBarnet

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Bristol RoversBarnet
0.82Goals scored / game1.27
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.91Goals allowed / game1.14
Bristol RoversBarnet
53%Average possession57%
Bristol RoversBarnet
2.77Shots on target / game4.95
Bristol RoversBarnet

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.55Shots per game14.5
Bristol RoversBarnet
2.77Shots on target4.95
Bristol RoversBarnet
7.1%Shot conversion8.8%
Bristol RoversBarnet
53%Possession57%
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.28xG for1.72
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.39xG against1.08
Bristol RoversBarnet

Shooting quality

Bristol Rovers: BalancedBarnet: Dominant
Bristol RoversBarnet
Accuracy (shots on target)24%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Barnet is 400% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Bristol Rovers · 1 pts / game - Barnet

Bristol Rovers
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
23% W14% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-14
0.82 pts / game · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-7
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Barnet
DWLLD
Season result split
32% W36% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-7
1.32 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 away
0-4-1
DDDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Barnet is 55% better for: goals scored per game.

0.82 goals / game - Bristol Rovers · 1.27 goals / game - Barnet

Barnet is 68% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.91 goals / game - Bristol Rovers · 1.14 goals / game - Barnet

Bristol Rovers scoring profile: mixed

Bristol Rovers scores in 59% of games (13 of 22 meczów), while Barnet keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 meczów).

Barnet scoring profile: very strong

Barnet scores in 77% of games (17 of 22 meczów), while Bristol Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)28
Bristol RoversBarnet
42Goals conceded (season)25
Bristol RoversBarnet
2.73Average goals per game2.41
Bristol RoversBarnet
3Goals scored (last 5)7
Bristol RoversBarnet
12Goals conceded (last 5)7
Bristol RoversBarnet

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal77%
Bristol RoversBarnet
18%2 goals36%
Bristol RoversBarnet
5%3 goals9%
Bristol RoversBarnet
0%4 goals5%
Bristol RoversBarnet

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal64%
Bristol RoversBarnet
50%2 goals36%
Bristol RoversBarnet
36%3 goals14%
Bristol RoversBarnet
18%4 goals0%
Bristol RoversBarnet

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time23%
Bristol RoversBarnet
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Bristol RoversBarnet
5%Scored in both halves14%
Bristol RoversBarnet

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
Bristol RoversBarnet
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Bristol RoversBarnet
40%BTTS - last 560%
Bristol RoversBarnet

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Bristol RoversBarnet
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Bristol RoversBarnet
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Bristol RoversBarnet

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Bristol RoversBarnet
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Bristol RoversBarnet
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Bristol RoversBarnet

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Barnet is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / game - Bristol Rovers · 1.27 pts / game - Barnet

Bristol Rovers - half-time state
27% leading36% draw36% trailing
Barnet - half-time state
32% leading32% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per game (1st half)1.27
Bristol RoversBarnet
0.45Goals scored (1st half)0.64
Bristol RoversBarnet
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.09Average goals (1st half)1.32
Bristol RoversBarnet
55%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Bristol RoversBarnet
64%No goal before half-time50%
Bristol RoversBarnet

After half-time (2nd half)

0.64Points per game (2nd half)1.41
Bristol RoversBarnet
0.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.27Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.64Average goals (2nd half)1.09
Bristol RoversBarnet
32%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Bristol RoversBarnet
73%No goal after half-time59%
Bristol RoversBarnet

Bristol Rovers - second-half results

14% W23% D64% L
26
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-20
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 23%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Barnet - second-half results

36% W32% D32% L
28
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 32%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bristol Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.40
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game1.21.2
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference-3-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Barnet - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bristol Rovers
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
4
4
16-30
5
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
8
61-75
1
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -15 - late phases are a weakness.

Barnet
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
6
3
16-30
4
7
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+56%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bristol Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.98
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
157%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

Barnet

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Bristol RoversLigaBarnet
Average goals per game 2.732.65 2.41
Both teams scored 50%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%48% 41%
Clean sheets 14%25% 36%
Goal before half-time 73%71% 73%
Goal after half-time 77%75% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. BarnetYellow cardBen Winterburn
  2. Bristol RoversYellow cardClinton Mola
  3. BarnetGoalAdam Senior
  4. Bristol RoversYellow cardJack Sparkes
  5. Bristol RoversSubstitutionOn: Joel SeniorOff: Joshua Mark McEachran
  6. BarnetYellow cardNnamdi Ofoborh
  7. Bristol RoversSubstitutionOn: Ollie DewsburyOff: Ruel Dimitrios Sotiriou
  8. BarnetSubstitutionOn: Oliver Jack HawkinsOff: Ben Winterburn
  9. Bristol RoversSubstitutionOn: Alfie ChangOff: Luke Thomas
  10. BarnetGoalRyan GloverAssist: Joseph Kizzi
  11. Bristol RoversYellow cardAlfie George Alexander Kilgour
  12. BarnetSubstitutionOn: Britt Curtis AssombalongaOff: Lee Ndlovu

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Declan BourneMatches officiated: 9
4.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 211%Home wins33%Draws56%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Bristol Rovers's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Barnet. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Barnet?

The EFL League Two match finished Bristol Rovers 0:2 Barnet. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bristol Rovers vs Barnet?

Bristol Rovers score 0.82 goals per game on average and Barnet 1.27. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Bristol Rovers's matches and 50% of Barnet's.

What form are Bristol Rovers and Barnet in?

Over the last 5 games Bristol Rovers have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Barnet 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bristol Rovers vs Barnet?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.