Bristol Rovers sit 18th in the League Two on 16 points from 15 matches, having scored 17 and conceded 25. On the model's scale they rate 0.45 in attack and 2.29 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against League Two averages of 0.48 and 2.10: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 draw and 4 defeats, most recently losing to Chesterfield 0-2 at home. That is 1.07 points a match, scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.67 per game across 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats. That leaves them 16 points behind Salford City at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 16th-best attack and the 18th-best defence. They scored in 2 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they travel to Cheltenham in the League Two on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 31%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
League Two table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26:16 | +10 | WWWWD | 32 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28:18 | +10 | WLDWD | 26 |
| 3 | Grimsby | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28:19 | +9 | LDWWW | 23 |
| 4 | York | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25:21 | +4 | DWLLW | 23 |
| 5 | Crewe | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19:19 | 0 | WLLDD | 23 |
| 6 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21:12 | +9 | DDWLW | 22 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26:21 | +5 | LDWLW | 22 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12:9 | +3 | DWWLW | 22 |
| 9 | Cheltenham | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23:26 | -3 | LWWLL | 21 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | WWDLW | 21 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19:18 | +1 | WLLWW | 20 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | LDLWL | 20 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25:21 | +4 | WDWDL | 19 |
| 14 | Newport County | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22:19 | +3 | DDLWD | 19 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19:18 | +1 | LWDWL | 19 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16:21 | -5 | DWDWL | 19 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14:16 | -2 | WDLWW | 18 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17:25 | -8 | LLDLL | 16 |
| 19 | Northampton | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10:11 | -1 | LWDLD | 15 |
| 20 | Oldham | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16:21 | -5 | LDLWL | 15 |
| 21 | Colchester | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14:19 | -5 | DDLLW | 15 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17:27 | -10 | LDLLL | 15 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18:25 | -7 | LLDDL | 12 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13:21 | -8 | DLLDW | 9 |
- Promotion to League One
- League Two play-offs
- Relegation
Bristol Rovers sit 18 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- L0-2Chesterfield14 November 2026
- L1-3away to Fleetwood Town31 October 2026
- D0-0Swindon Town24 October 2026
- L1-2Salford City20 October 2026
- L0-1away to Shrewsbury17 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham
Bristol Rovers travel to Cheltenham at Whaddon Road, Cheltenham on 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC. The model makes it 31% Bristol Rovers, 26% draw and 43% Cheltenham, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.42 expected goals for Bristol Rovers against 1.75. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 63% and over 2.5 goals at 61%.
Full preview and model analysis for Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham
Recent meetings with Cheltenham
- 25 April 2026Bristol Rovers 4–0 CheltenhamLeague Two
- 22 November 2025Cheltenham 1–0 Bristol RoversLeague Two
- 7 October 2025Cheltenham 0–1 Bristol RoversEFL Trophy
- 13 April 2024Cheltenham 1–3 Bristol RoversLeague One
- 9 December 2023Bristol Rovers 1–1 CheltenhamLeague One
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Bristol Rovers
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York v Walsall · 21 November 2026
Bristol Rovers fans want York to win: that leaves Bristol Rovers's risk of a bottom-two finish at 11.2%, against 13.7% after a draw (12.1% today).
York win11.2%−0.9Draw13.7%+1.6Walsall win12.3%+0.2
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Bristol Rovers's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.