Bristol Rovers vs Barnet: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Bristol Rovers: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Barnet: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bristol Rovers scores 0.82 and concedes 1.91 goals per match. Barnet scores 1.27 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bristol Rovers 50%, Barnet 50%. Over 2.5: Bristol Rovers 59%, Barnet 41%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Barnet has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.28. Bristol Rovers: 11.6 shots per match, Barnet: 14.5.

Match halves

Bristol Rovers: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.36. Barnet: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Bristol Rovers: 31-45+ (5 goals). Barnet: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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 RoversBarnet
0.82Goals scored / match1.27
Bristol RoversBarnet
1.91Goals conceded / match1.14
Bristol RoversBarnet
53%Average possession57%
Bristol RoversBarnet
2.77Shots on target / match4.95
Bristol RoversBarnet

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.55Shots per match14.5
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Bristol Rovers
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
23% W14% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-14
0.82 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-7
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-2
Last 5 away
0-4-1
DDDLD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Barnet is 68% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Bristol Rovers scoring profile: mixed

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

Barnet scoring profile: very strong

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

18Goals scored (season)28
Bristol RoversBarnet
42Goals conceded (season)25
Bristol RoversBarnet
2.73Average goals in match2.41
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1.18 pts / match - Bristol Rovers · 1.27 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 27% of matches and wins 23%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 32% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bristol Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.81.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.2
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
157%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 RoversLigaBarnet
Average goals in match 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 match
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 0 - 0 - 1 Barnet. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.