Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury

League Two 17 Mar 2026, 19:45
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
🏟 Memorial Stadium 👤 D. Rock Round 38

Match report

Bristol Rovers edged past Shrewsbury 1-0 in the League Two on 17 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Bristol Rovers had 8 shots to Shrewsbury's 5.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium, with D. Rock in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 8 - 5 On target 2 - 1 Corners 3 - 0 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 2
7
Player of the match
Tommy Leigh
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal
7 Brad Young captained the side
7 Kofi Balmer captained the side
7 Alfie Kilgour captained the side
7 Riley Harbottle captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 5–2
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–1
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 2–0 1–0
Attacks 51–35 35–49
Match statistics
3 Corners 0
4 Substitution 4
86 Attacks 84
63 Dangerous Attacks 22
3 On Target 1
4 Off Target 3
51% Ball Possession 49%
8 Shots Total 5
2 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 10
2 Corners 0
6 Offsides 3
54% Ball Possession 46%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 1
309 Passes Total 270
190 Passes Accurate 140
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  5-4-1
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 6 C. Mola 36 R. Smallwood 3 J. Sparkes
24 T. Leigh
29 F. Cavegn 27 J. Quigley
Shrewsbury · 5-4-1
1 M. Cox
16 N. Freeman 4 T. Anderson 5 W. Boyle 26 S. Stubbs 30 K. Berkoe
20 I. Kabia 10 T. Sang 11 A. Scully 19 I. Morgan
9 G. Lloyd
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 11 Luke Thomas
  • 19 Ellis Harrison
  • 10 Yusuf Akhamrich
  • 14 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
  • 15 Ryan De Havilland
Shrewsbury
Coach
Michael Appleton
Substitutes
  • 21 Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi
  • 7 Tommy McDermott
  • 43 Will Gray
  • 3 Malvind Benning
  • 12 Will Brook
  • 23 Isaac Lee
  • 45 Oliver Hall
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi ↓ I. Morgan Shrewsbury
  • 63' ↑ Y. Akhamrich ↓ F. Cavegn Bristol Rovers
  • 63' ↑ E. Harrison ↓ J. Quigley Bristol Rovers
  • 63' ↑ L. Thomas ↓ R. Harbottle Bristol Rovers
  • 80' ↑ T. McDermott ↓ N. Freeman Shrewsbury
  • 86' ↑ K. Thompson-Sommers ↓ T. Leigh Bristol Rovers
  • 88' ↑ W. Gray ↓ A. Scully Shrewsbury
  • 89' ↑ M. Benning ↓ S. Stubbs Shrewsbury
Cards
  • 38' R. Harbottle Bristol Rovers
  • 90+11' T. McDermott Shrewsbury
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 6 3 draws 1 Shrewsbury
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2023-09-16 Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 2
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Shrewsbury D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury?
Bristol Rovers won 1-0 against Shrewsbury on 17 March 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury?
Bristol Rovers won the match 1-0.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury?
Bristol Rovers had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.