England - EFL League TwoData current as of 23 July 2026

Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town: match statistics

Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bristol Rovers play Cheltenham Town in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 25 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 4:0.

Current form

Bristol Rovers: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Cheltenham Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bristol Rovers scores 1.22 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Cheltenham Town scores 1.15 and concedes 1.72. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bristol Rovers 46%, Cheltenham Town 52%. Over 2.5: Bristol Rovers 52%, Cheltenham Town 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Bristol Rovers has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.16. Bristol Rovers: 11.6 shots per match, Cheltenham Town: 10.3.

Match halves

Bristol Rovers: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.72. Cheltenham Town: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Bristol Rovers: 61-75 (12 goals). Cheltenham Town: 61-75 (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Bristol Rovers are in significantly better form — they’ve won 5 of their last 5 matches, scoring 11 and conceding 4 (avg 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded per match), while Cheltenham over their last 5 are 3-1-1 with 9 goals and 5 conceded (1.8/1.0). At home Bristol average 1.23 goals and 1.27 conceded with xG 1.32 and xG against 1.31; they also record more possession (51% vs 46%), more shots (11.95 vs 9.77) and a higher clean sheet rate (32% vs 23%). The hosts’ key advantage is home defence: Cheltenham concede 1.91 goals on the road versus 1.27 at home, and the higher xG against for the visitors (1.71 vs 1.31) suggests they will be exposed to chance creation. The visitors are, however, efficient in finishing — higher conversion (12% vs 10%) and slightly more shots on target per match (3.14 vs 2.95), meaning they can threaten if they create a few chances. Considering Bristol’s form, steadier home defence and Cheltenham’s away GD -17 versus hosts’ -1, I favour a home win and estimate probabilities: home 60%, draw 22%, away 18%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

37Possession (%)63
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
10Shots10
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
4Shots on target1
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.27xG0.99
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1Corners7
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
50Dangerous attacks39
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
19Fouls6
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
5Cards1
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.22Goals scored / match1.15
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.41Goals conceded / match1.72
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
50%Average possession49%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
3.3Shots on target / match2.98
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.59Shots per match10.26
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
3.3Shots on target2.98
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
10.5%Shot conversion11.2%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
50%Possession49%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.32xG for1.16
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.33xG against1.64
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

Shooting quality

Bristol Rovers: BalancedCheltenham Town: Balanced
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
Accuracy (shots on target)28%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.39

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bristol Rovers is 117% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Bristol Rovers · 1.2 pts / match - Cheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
41% W11% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-5-22
1.35 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-1-10
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cheltenham Town
WWLLL
Season result split
30% W22% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-10-22
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-6-12
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Bristol Rovers is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Bristol Rovers · 1.15 goals / match - Cheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.41 goals / match - Bristol Rovers · 1.72 goals / match - Cheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers scoring profile: strong

Bristol Rovers scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Cheltenham Town keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

Cheltenham Town scoring profile: very strong

Cheltenham Town scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Bristol Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

56Goals scored (season)53
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
65Goals conceded (season)79
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
2.63Average goals in match2.87
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
13Goals scored (last 5)5
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
5Goals conceded (last 5)12
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal74%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
37%2 goals30%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
15%3 goals9%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
2%4 goals2%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal76%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
35%2 goals48%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
22%3 goals24%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
9%4 goals13%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time17%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
2%BTTS in both halves7%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
17%Scored in both halves13%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
80%BTTS - last 560%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Bristol Rovers is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Bristol Rovers · 0.83 pts / match - Cheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers - half-time state
28% leading35% draw37% trailing
Cheltenham Town - half-time state
11% leading50% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)0.83
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.78
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.11
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
52%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
63%No goal before half-time72%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per match (2nd half)1.28
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.76
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
48%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town
52%No goal after half-time41%
Bristol RoversCheltenham Town

Bristol Rovers - second-half results

37% W20% R43% P
55
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cheltenham Town - second-half results

30% W37% R33% P
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-21
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding273%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bristol Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.60
Goals scored / match0.81.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+2+6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Cheltenham Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bristol Rovers
ScoredConceded
6
8
0-15
9
9
16-30
8
9
31-45
10
8
46-60
12
10
61-75
11
21
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (21). Late-goal balance (76-90): -10 - late phases are a weakness.

Cheltenham Town
ScoredConceded
4
13
0-15
4
10
16-30
7
13
31-45
9
14
46-60
16
13
61-75
13
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bristol Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Cheltenham Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+9.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Bristol RoversLigaCheltenham Town
Average goals in match 2.632.57 2.87
Both teams scored 46%52% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%48% 48%
Clean sheets 24%27% 24%
Goal before half-time 74%67% 59%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 91%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 0 - 0 - 1 Cheltenham Town. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Bristol Rovers 4:0 Cheltenham Town. 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 Cheltenham Town?

Bristol Rovers score 1.22 goals per game on average and Cheltenham Town 1.15. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Bristol Rovers's matches and 52% of Cheltenham Town's.

What form are Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town in?

Over the last 5 games Bristol Rovers have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Cheltenham Town 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.