Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere

League Two 18 Oct 2025, 14:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
1–4
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Tranmere
Tranmere
🏟 Memorial Stadium Round 13

Match report

Tranmere cruised past Bristol Rovers 4-1 in the League Two on 18 October 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Tranmere had 20 shots to Bristol Rovers' 12.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 12 - 20 On target 2 - 9 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 13 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Connor Jennings
Tranmere · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Nathan Smith 1 goal
8 Aaron McGowan 1 assist
8 Sam Finley captained the side
7 Alfie Chang 1 goal
First half vs second half
Tranmere came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–5 5–15
Shots On Goal 1–3 1–6
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 4–2 2–3
Attacks 20–14 22–19
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
3 Substitution 6
42 Attacks 33
44 Dangerous Attacks 45
2 On Target 10
7 Off Target 7
53% Ball Possession 47%
12 Shots Total 20
2 Shots On Goal 9
5 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 7
9 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 7
13 Fouls 14
6 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 1
456 Passes Total 286
345 Passes Accurate 196
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-1-2
1 L. Southwood
23 M. Southam 35 K. Łopata 5 A. Kilgour 3 J. Sparkes
24 A. Chang 20 J. McEachran 22 K. Conteh
11 L. Thomas
29 F. Cavegn 19 E. Harrison
Tranmere · 3-4-1-2
13 J. Murphy
30 A. McGowan 5 N. Smith 3 P. Brough
2 C. Norman 24 B. Blacker 8 S. Finley 11 O. Patrick
7 C. Whitaker
18 C. Jennings 29 J. Ironside
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 10 Ruel Sotiriou
  • 27 Bryant Akono Bilongo
  • 7 Shaqai Forde
  • 13 Brad Young
  • 28 Stephan Negru
  • 25 Ryan Howley
  • 43 Ollie Dewsbury
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 10 Josh Davison
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
  • 14 Jayden Joseph
  • 6 Richard Smallwood
  • 17 Sol Solomon
  • 12 Jack Barrett
  • 25 Taylan Harris
Substitutions
  • 25' ↑ R. Sotiriou ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ J. Davison ↓ J. Ironside Tranmere
  • 59' ↑ S. Forde ↓ K. Conteh Bristol Rovers
  • 59' ↑ B. Bilongo ↓ J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 68' ↑ N. Kenneh ↓ S. Finley Tranmere
  • 76' ↑ R. Smallwood ↓ B. Blacker Tranmere
  • 76' ↑ J. Joseph ↓ C. Norman Tranmere
  • 83' ↑ S. Solomon ↓ C. Jennings Tranmere
Cards
  • 5' E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 55' J. Davison Tranmere
  • 71' O. Patrick Tranmere
  • 90+1' A. Kilgour Bristol Rovers
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 0 4 draws 1 Tranmere
2026-04-18 Tranmere vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0
2025-10-18 Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere 1 - 4
2022-04-09 Tranmere Rovers vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1
2021-11-20 Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere Rovers 2 - 2
2020-02-11 Tranmere Rovers vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Tranmere D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere?
Bristol Rovers lost 1-4 against Tranmere on 18 October 2025.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere?
Tranmere won the match 4-1.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere?
Bristol Rovers had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.