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League One | Gameweek 40
Apr 1, 2025 at 8pm UK
Memorial Stadium
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Bristol Rovers
1 - 2
Birmingham

O'Donkor (19')
Ward (48'), Shaw (56'), Sotiriou (84'), Taylor (90')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Anderson (3'), Stansfield (85' pen.)
Davies (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Bristol Rovers and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Mansfield
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Birmingham 4-1 Shrewsbury
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in League One

We said: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Birmingham City

Bristol Rovers are seeking a first win over Birmingham since January 1980, but we are finding it so difficult to back against the Blues here; it should be a relatively routine success for a side destined for a quick return to the Championship. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 66.27%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 13.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.15%) and 1-2 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.57%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 1-0 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
Bristol RoversDrawBirmingham City
13.58% (0.048 0.05) 20.14% (0.0069999999999979 0.01) 66.27% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)
Both teams to score 47.3% (0.101 0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.36% (0.062999999999995 0.06)46.64% (-0.068000000000005 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.09% (0.061 0.06)68.91% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Bristol Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.49% (0.114 0.11)45.5% (-0.11799999999999 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.66% (0.091000000000001 0.09)81.33% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.8% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)13.19% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.08% (0.0040000000000049 0)39.91% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Bristol Rovers 13.58%
    Birmingham City 66.26%
    Draw 20.14%
Bristol RoversDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 4.73% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-1 @ 3.77% (0.014 0.01)
2-0 @ 1.86% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
3-2 @ 1% (0.007 0.01)
3-1 @ 0.99% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 1.23%
Total : 13.58%
1-1 @ 9.57% (0.004999999999999 0)
0-0 @ 6% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
2-2 @ 3.82% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 20.14%
0-2 @ 12.31% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-1 @ 12.15% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 9.7% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-3 @ 8.31% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
1-3 @ 6.55% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
0-4 @ 4.21% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-4 @ 3.32% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.58% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-5 @ 1.71% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-5 @ 1.34% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-4 @ 1.31% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 66.26%

How you voted: Bristol Rovers vs Birmingham

Bristol Rovers
13.6%
Draw
6.8%
Birmingham City
79.5%
44
Head to Head
Dec 14, 2024 3pm
Jul 20, 2019 1pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Birmingham
Sterry (5')
Pedersen (12'), Jutkiewicz (49')
Aug 11, 2015 7.45pm
Round One
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Birmingham
Harrison (65')
Maghoma (57'), Shinnie (68')
Davis (45'), Novak (96')
Jan 14, 2014 7.45pm
Third Round
Birmingham
3-0
Bristol Rovers
Robinson (35'), Burke (85', 87')

Harrison (18')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham443293803050105
2Wrexham452611865343189
3Stockport CountyStockport452412969412884
4Wycombe WanderersWycombe452412969422784
5Charlton AthleticCharlton4524101164422282
6Leyton Orient452361668472175
7Reading4521121266531375
8Bolton WanderersBolton45207186669-367
9Blackpool4416161268571164
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45197195751664
11Lincoln CityLincoln4516131664541061
12Barnsley451610196571-658
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham451511195258-656
14Stevenage451511194149-856
15Exeter CityExeter451511194962-1356
16Wigan AthleticWigan441315163840-254
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough441312196575-1051
18Northampton TownNorthampton451214194765-1850
19Mansfield TownMansfield44139225371-1848
20Burton Albion441113204762-1546
21Crawley TownCrawley451110245582-2743
22Bristol Rovers45127264372-2943
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge45911254471-2738
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4589284077-3733


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