Bristol Rovers vs Accrington

League Two 28 Mar 2026, 15:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Accrington
Accrington
🏟 Memorial Stadium 👤 B. Speedie Round 40

Match report

Bristol Rovers beat Accrington 2-0 in the League Two on 28 March 2026.

Bristol Rovers had 11 shots to Accrington's 9.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium, with B. Speedie in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 11 - 9 On target 3 - 2 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 13 - 11 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Jack Sparkes
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal
8 Riley Harbottle 1 goal
8 Kofi Balmer 1 assist
8 Joel Senior captained the side
7 Brad Young captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 8–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 5–4 0–3
Attacks 32–73 40–41
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
3 Substitution 4
72 Attacks 114
42 Dangerous Attacks 50
4 On Target 2
8 Off Target 8
50% Ball Possession 50%
11 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 5
9 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 11
5 Corners 7
5 Offsides 3
43% Ball Possession 57%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 1
237 Passes Total 312
124 Passes Accurate 198
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Young
17 K. Balmer 5 A. Kilgour 26 R. Harbottle
2 J. Senior 36 R. Smallwood 6 C. Mola 3 J. Sparkes
24 T. Leigh
27 J. Quigley 29 F. Cavegn
Accrington · 3-4-1-2
13 O. Wright
17 D. Matthews 5 F. Rawson 2 D. Love
38 C. O'Brien 28 S. Conneely 8 P. Madden 20 C. Brown
11 I. Sinclair
7 S. Whalley 39 J. Woods
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 35 Mees Rijks
  • 7 Shaqai Forde
  • 19 Ellis Harrison
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 14 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 15 Ryan De Havilland
  • 11 Luke Thomas
Accrington
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 3 Freddie Sass
  • 23 Tyler Walton
  • 22 Dan Martin
  • 27 David Ogundele Abimbola
  • 1 Michael Kelly
  • 25 Joshua Smith
  • 24 Luke Butterfield
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ F. Sass ↓ D. Matthews Accrington
  • 62' ↑ T. Walton ↓ C. Brown Accrington
  • 66' ↑ M. Rijks ↓ F. Cavegn Bristol Rovers
  • 66' ↑ S. Forde ↓ T. Leigh Bristol Rovers
  • 75' ↑ D. Martin ↓ C. O'Brien Accrington
  • 75' ↑ D. Abimbola ↓ P. Madden Accrington
  • 90+1' ↑ E. Harrison ↓ J. Quigley Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 49' R. Harbottle Bristol Rovers
  • 52' D. Matthews Accrington
  • 67' M. Rijks Bristol Rovers
  • 80' F. Sass Accrington
  • 83' T. Walton Accrington
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 2 1 draws 2 Accrington
2026-03-28 Bristol Rovers vs Accrington 2 - 0
2025-11-15 Accrington vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 1
2021-03-09 Bristol Rovers vs Accrington Stanley 4 - 1
2021-02-02 Accrington Stanley vs Bristol Rovers 6 - 1
2020-04-18 Accrington Stanley vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Accrington D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Accrington?
Bristol Rovers won 2-0 against Accrington on 28 March 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Accrington?
Bristol Rovers won the match 2-0.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Accrington played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Accrington?
Bristol Rovers had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.