Walsall vs Bristol Rovers

League Two 4 Oct 2025, 14:00
Walsall
Walsall
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
🏟 Bescot Stadium Round 11

Match report

Walsall edged past Bristol Rovers 2-1 in the League Two on 4 October 2025.

Bristol Rovers dominated possession with 66% of the ball, while Walsall had 6 shots to Bristol Rovers' 5.

The match was played at Bescot Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 34% - 66% Shots 6 - 5 On target 2 - 3 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 12 - 15 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Aaron Pressley
Walsall · 2 goals
7 Fabrizio Cavegn 1 goal
7 Harrison Burke captained the side
7 Aden Flint captained the side
7 Evan Weir captained the side
First half vs second half
Walsall stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–4 5–1
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–1
Ball Possession 29–71 —
Corners 2–2 1–0
Attacks 30–53 37–52
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
0 Corners 1
0 Corners 1
0 Corners 1
5 Substitution 4
67 Attacks 105
3 Attacks 6
2 Attacks 3
3 Attacks 6
3 Attacks 6
0 Attacks 3
0 Attacks 3
3 Attacks 4
2 Attacks 3
3 Attacks 5
37 Dangerous Attacks 51
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 3
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
0 On Target 1
4 Off Target 3
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
0 Off Target 1
6 Shots Total 5
2 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 0
12 Fouls 15
3 Corners 2
4 Offsides 1
34% Ball Possession 66%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
219 Passes Total 456
130 Passes Accurate 339
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Walsall · 3-5-2
1 M. Roberts
5 H. Burke 4 A. Flint 30 E. Weir
2 C. Barrett 29 R. Finnigan 28 L. Warrington 8 C. Lakin 18 V. Harper
19 A. Pressley 15 D. Kanu
Bristol Rovers · 4-4-2
1 L. Southwood
23 M. Southam 35 K. Łopata 5 A. Kilgour 3 J. Sparkes
11 L. Thomas 24 A. Chang 27 B. Bilongo 20 J. McEachran
19 E. Harrison 29 F. Cavegn
Walsall
Coach
Mathew John Sadler
Substitutes
  • 17 Courtney Clarke
  • 14 Brandon Comley
  • 6 Priestley Farquharson
  • 22 Jamie Jellis
  • 37 Albert Adomah
  • 12 Sam Hornby
  • 9 Jamille Matt
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 22 Kamil Conteh
  • 10 Ruel Sotiriou
  • 30 Frederick Issaka
  • 43 Ollie Dewsbury
  • 6 Clinton Mola
  • 2 Joel Senior
  • 4 Taylor Moore
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Comley ↓ L. Warrington Walsall
  • 46' ↑ C. Clarke ↓ R. Finnigan Walsall
  • 57' ↑ P. Farquharson ↓ H. Burke Walsall
  • 65' ↑ J. Jellis ↓ C. Lakin Walsall
  • 67' ↑ K. Conteh ↓ J. McEachran Bristol Rovers
  • 75' ↑ A. Adomah ↓ D. Kanu Walsall
  • 77' ↑ R. Sotiriou ↓ B. Bilongo Bristol Rovers
  • 87' ↑ F. Issaka ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 87' ↑ O. Dewsbury ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 20' A. Chang Bristol Rovers
  • 39' E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 83' J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 84' C. Clarke Walsall
  • 90+3' E. Weir Walsall
  • 90+10' B. Comley Walsall
Head-to-head
Walsall 1 1 draws 4 Bristol Rovers
2026-02-03 Bristol Rovers vs Walsall 2 - 0
2025-10-04 Walsall vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 1
2022-01-29 Bristol Rovers vs Walsall 1 - 0
2021-09-25 Walsall vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 2
2020-11-07 Walsall vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 2
2020-09-08 Bristol Rovers vs Walsall 2 - 2
Recent form
Walsall D D L D W
Bristol Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Walsall vs Bristol Rovers?
Walsall won 2-1 against Bristol Rovers on 4 October 2025.
Who won Walsall vs Bristol Rovers?
Walsall won the match 2-1.
Where was Walsall vs Bristol Rovers played?
The match was played at Bescot Stadium.
Who had more possession in Walsall vs Bristol Rovers?
Bristol Rovers had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.