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

Game details

Cheltenham Town played against Bristol Rovers in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Cheltenham Town has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Bristol Rovers has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Cheltenham Town scores 0.81 goals per game and allows 1.88. Bristol Rovers scores 0.94 and allows 1.81. Games in this league average 2.62 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Cheltenham Town's games and 56% of Bristol Rovers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 63%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bristol Rovers has the higher season xG average, 1.19 to 1.05 per game. Cheltenham Town takes 9.1 shots per game, while Bristol Rovers takes 10.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Cheltenham Town leads at halftime in 13% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Bristol Rovers leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cheltenham Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (5 goals). For Bristol Rovers, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.62 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

45Possession (%)55
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
5Shots17
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
2Shots on target3
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.74xG1.75
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
6Corners7
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
38Dangerous attacks65
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
13Fouls11
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
4Cards1
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

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.

Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.81Goals scored / game0.94
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
1.88Goals allowed / game1.81
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
46%Average possession52%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
2.56Shots on target / game2.69
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.13Shots per game10.63
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
2.56Shots on target2.69
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
8.9%Shot conversion8.8%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
46%Possession52%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
1.05xG for1.19
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
1.93xG against1.37
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

Shooting quality

Cheltenham Town: BalancedBristol Rovers: Balanced
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)28%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

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.

Cheltenham Town
DWWLL
Season result split
25% W13% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-10
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Bristol Rovers
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
31% W13% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-9
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 40%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 16% better for: goals scored per game.

0.81 goals / game - Cheltenham Town · 0.94 goals / game - Bristol Rovers

Cheltenham Town scoring profile: strong

Cheltenham Town scores in 63% of games (10 of 16 meczów), while Bristol Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

Bristol Rovers scoring profile: strong

Bristol Rovers scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Cheltenham Town keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

13Goals scored (season)15
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
30Goals conceded (season)29
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
2.69Average goals per game2.75
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
7Goals scored (last 5)2
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
6Goals conceded (last 5)16
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal69%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
19%2 goals19%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0%3 goals6%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0%4 goals0%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal81%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
50%2 goals50%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
25%3 goals31%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
13%4 goals19%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

* 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

13%BTTS at half-time6%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
13%Scored in both halves6%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
60%BTTS - last 540%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

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.

Bristol Rovers is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.88 pts / game - Cheltenham Town · 1.25 pts / game - Bristol Rovers

Cheltenham Town - half-time state
13% leading50% draw38% trailing
Bristol Rovers - half-time state
31% leading31% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per game (1st half)1.25
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.94Average goals (1st half)0.94
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
63%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
75%No goal before half-time63%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per game (2nd half)0.75
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
1.19Goals conceded (2nd half)1.31
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
31%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers
50%No goal after half-time63%
Cheltenham TownBristol Rovers

Cheltenham Town - second-half results

25% W31% D44% L
14
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bristol Rovers - second-half results

19% W19% D63% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cheltenham Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Bristol Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.200.00
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.82.4
Average goals per game0.82.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-4-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Cheltenham Town
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
5
46-60
5
6
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Bristol Rovers
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
4
1
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
6
61-75
1
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -10 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cheltenham Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.88
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
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.
155%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Bristol Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-1.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* 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

Cheltenham TownLigaBristol Rovers
Average goals per game 2.692.62 2.75
Both teams scored 38%56% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%48% 63%
Clean sheets 25%25% 19%
Goal before half-time 50%70% 75%
Goal after half-time 94%75% 81%

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

2.62
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
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. Cheltenham TownYellow cardJames Wilson
  2. Bristol RoversSubstitutionOn: Ollie DewsburyOff: Ellis Harrison
  3. Cheltenham TownYellow cardJonathan Tomkinson
  4. Cheltenham TownGoalJonathan TomkinsonAssist: Jordan Thomas
  5. Cheltenham TownYellow cardJordan Thomas
  6. Cheltenham TownSubstitutionOn: Darragh PowerOff: Jordan Thomas
  7. Bristol RoversYellow cardKamil Amadu Conteh
  8. Cheltenham TownYellow cardHakeeb Adeola Jerome Adelakun

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers?

The EFL League Two match finished Cheltenham Town 1:0 Bristol Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers?

Cheltenham Town score 0.81 goals per game on average and Bristol Rovers 0.94. The EFL League Two average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Cheltenham Town's matches and 56% of Bristol Rovers's.

What form are Cheltenham Town and Bristol Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Cheltenham Town have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Bristol Rovers 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.