League Two · Full time ·Matchday 12

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

1 – 2 Full time

6′Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu
20′Daniel Udoh
29′Elliot Bonds
37′Kofi Balmer
38′Ciaran Kelly
41′Shaqai Forde
45′Ryan Graydon
48′Luke Garbutt
57′Jack Sparkes
67′Elliot BondsMatt·Butcher
67′Daniel UdohMacaulay Langstaff
67′Luke GarbuttWill Aimson
67′Ryan GraydonJorge Grant
69′Fabrizio CavegnReiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
81′Jack SparkesArvin Appiah
81′Ellis HarrisonJoe Quigley
81′Shaqai FordeBobby Kamwa
83′Luke MolyneuxNathan Asiimwe
90′Keenan Gough

Memorial Stadium, BristolReferee: D. Whitestone

Bristol Rovers 33%
Draw 28%
Salford City 40%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

14 Shots 12
6 Shots on target 5
49 Possession % 51
7 Corners 3
15 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 1
3 Saves 5
218 Accurate passes 243

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Bristol Rovers vs Salford City

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBristol RoversDrawSalford City
Model23.5%26.9%49.6%
Market35.7%28.0%36.3%
Final32.7%27.7%39.6%
Edge-3.1%-0.3%+3.3%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Salford City

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.64 vs 1.06.
  • Better recent form: 5 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Salford City below our published probability: +3.3 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Bristol Rovers ↓ / Salford City → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 10% 9% 1 13% 10% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 76%
3+ goals 51%
No goals 8%

Bristol Rovers and Salford City expected goals

Bristol Rovers 1.06
Salford City 1.64

Total expected goals: 2.70

Bristol Rovers and Salford City attack and defence ratings

Bristol Rovers

Attack 0.93 -7%
Defence 1.16 +16%

Salford City

Attack 1.22 +22%
Defence 0.82 -18%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City: result vs prediction

Bristol Rovers 1 – 2 Salford City

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Before and after this match

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Salford City 39.6% 2.52 +3.3% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 50.7% 1.97 — —
Both teams to score Yes 53.9% 1.85 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 72.3% 1.38 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 50.4% 1.98 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Bristol Rovers32.7%
Draw27.7%
Salford City39.6%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.550.7%
Under 2.549.3%
Both teams to scoreYes53.9%
No46.1%
Double chance1X (home or draw)60.4%
12 (either side)72.3%
X2 (draw or away)67.3%
Handicap -1Salford City win27.0%
Push (exactly one goal)22.6%
Loss50.4%
Correct score (top 3)1-112.9%
0-19.8%
1-29.6%

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City stats

Bristol Rovers and Salford City recent form

newest first

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Bristol Rovers and Salford City going into this match

league record before kick-off

Bristol Rovers record

  • They have won 5 of their 11 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • They average 2.0 goals per game at home against 0.8 on the road.
  • They have kept 4 clean sheets in 11 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 11 matches.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 4 matches.

Salford City record

  • They have won 7 of their 11 league games this season, scoring 1.5 goals per match.
  • They average 2.0 goals per game on the road against 1.2 at home.
  • They have kept 4 clean sheets in 11 matches.

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City head-to-head

Last 4 meetings

2Bristol Rovers wins 1Draws 1Salford City wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-24Salford CityBristol RoversLeague Two1-0
2025-09-27Bristol RoversSalford CityLeague Two2-1
2022-04-15Bristol RoversSalford CityLeague Two1-0
2021-11-23Salford CityBristol RoversLeague Two1-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Bristol Rovers vs Salford City odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 35.7%, draw 28.0%, away 36.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.56 3.28 2.56
Bet365 2.62 3.20 2.62
BetVictor 2.60 3.50 2.55
Betano 2.60 3.40 2.55
Betfair 2.63 3.60 2.55
Dafabet 2.65 3.45 2.60
Marathonbet 2.56 3.28 2.56
Pinnacle 2.69 3.36 2.64
SBO 2.51 3.15 2.41
William Hill 2.60 3.25 2.50

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.60 ▲ +0.21
X 3.32 ▼ -0.13
2 2.55 ▼ -0.17

10 snapshots recorded, from .