Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers

England • League Two • 2026/2027 • Round 16

Cheltenham

15:0021 November 2026

Bristol Rovers

Match information

Country: England
Competition: League Two
Season: 2026/2027
Round: 16
Date: 21 November 2026
Kick-off: 15:00
Stadium: Whaddon Road

Prediction

Cheltenham win61%

Draw19%

Bristol Rovers win20%

Full prediction

Clubs

Cheltenham

Founded: 1887
Country: England
Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
City: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Capacity: 7 066
Surface: grass

Bristol Rovers

Founded: 1883
Country: England
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
City: Bristol, Gloucestershire
Capacity: 11 916
Surface: grass

Recent form

Cheltenham

WWLWL

Bristol Rovers

LLDLW

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
4	Crewe	14	0	22
5	Cheltenham	14	-2	21
6	Grimsby	14	+6	20
…
16	Fleetwood	14	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	-6	16
18	Oldham	14	-4	15

Full standings

Head-to-head

25 April 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 4 : 0 Cheltenham (Half-time 2 : 0)
22 November 2025 • League Two • Cheltenham 1 : 0 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)
7 October 2025 • EFL Trophy • Cheltenham 0 : 1 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)
13 April 2024 • League One • Cheltenham Town 1 : 3 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 1)
9 December 2023 • League One • Bristol Rovers 1 : 1 Cheltenham Town (Half-time 0 : 1)

Full H2H

Match result probability

Cheltenham win61%

Draw19%

Bristol Rovers win20%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 80%
X2: 39%
12: 81%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 90%
Under 1.5: 10%
Over 2.5: 74%
Under 2.5: 26%
Over 3.5: 54%
Under 3.5: 46%

Both teams to score

Yes: 69%
No: 31%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Cheltenham	Bristol Rovers
+4.5 / -4.5	100%	0%
+3.5 / -3.5	99%	1%
+2.5 / -2.5	97%	3%
+1.5 / -1.5	91%	9%
+0.5 / -0.5	80%	20%
-0.5 / +0.5	61%	39%
-1.5 / +1.5	40%	60%
-2.5 / +2.5	22%	78%
-3.5 / +3.5	11%	89%
-4.5 / +4.5	4%	96%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Cheltenham: Steve Cotterill
Bristol Rovers: Steve Evans

Missing players

Cheltenham

4Joe Tomlinson - injured

Bristol Rovers

26Riley Harbottle - injured

Squad - Cheltenham

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Day	36	-	-	-	-	-
23	Wyll Stanway	25	13	0	0	0	6.40
31	Mamadou Diallo	18	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
3	Jonathan Tomkinson	24	12	0	0	7	6.29
5	Robbie Cundy	29	9	0	1	0	6.78
6	James Wilson	37	9	0	0	0	6.71
21	George Nurse	27	9	0	0	0	6.41
25	Pierce Sweeney	32	12	0	1	1	6.69
33	Freddie Willcox	20	11	2	0	2	6.74
35	Mark Barber	18	-	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
4	Joe Tomlinson injured	26	8	0	0	0	6.58
7	Ben Stevenson	29	12	0	0	1	6.77
8	Charlie McCann	24	12	8	1	4	7.20
14	Ryan Broom	30	10	2	1	0	6.54
17	Shaun McWilliams	28	8	0	0	5	6.37
26	Jordan Shipley	29	13	0	1	2	6.45
36	Archie Hill	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forwards
9	Kirsten Otchere	20	11	1	0	1	6.25
10	George Miller	28	6	0	0	0	6.16
11	Jake Bickerstaff	25	10	0	0	1	6.38
18	Andreas Weimann	35	13	3	2	2	6.55
19	Jake Evans	18	13	4	4	5	6.79
20	Favour Onukwuli	21	1	0	0	0	-
32	Sopuruchukwu Obieri	18	-	-	-	-	-
41	Ethan Hardy	-	-	-	-	-	-

Squad - Bristol Rovers

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Young	24	13	0	1	0	6.23
32	Charlie Binns	21	-	-	-	-	-
Defenders
2	Thomas James	30	12	2	1	3	6.89
3	Jack Sparkes	26	6	1	0	0	7.00
4	Kofi Balmer	26	12	0	1	5	7.11
5	Alfie Kilgour	28	4	0	0	0	6.40
6	Clinton Mola	25	13	1	2	3	6.79
14	Ben Purrington	30	9	1	0	3	6.51
17	Ciaran Kelly	28	9	0	0	2	6.47
26	Riley Harbottle injured	26	6	0	0	1	6.55
28	Arvin Appiah	25	3	0	0	0	6.70
Midfielders
8	Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	20	10	1	1	0	6.53
11	Jack Aitchison	26	6	0	0	0	6.50
21	Richard Smallwood	35	11	0	0	1	6.85
22	Keenan Gough	20	8	0	0	3	6.68
23	Macauley Southam-Hales	30	1	0	0	0	6.90
24	Tommy Leigh	26	7	2	1	2	6.81
27	Philip Sanyaolu	19	3	0	0	0	6.60
33	Ryan De Havilland	25	-	-	-	-	-
34	Stan Dunne	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forwards
7	Shaqai Forde	22	13	0	0	4	6.46
9	Joe Quigley	29	9	0	0	0	6.45
10	Bobby Kamwa	26	11	3	0	1	6.61
19	Ellis Harrison	32	9	2	0	1	7.08
29	Fabrizio Cavegn	24	12	2	1	0	6.75

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

Cheltenham wins1

Draws1

Bristol Rovers wins6

Goals: Cheltenham: 6 (0.8)
Goals: Bristol Rovers: 19 (2.4)
Goals per match: 3.1
Both teams scored: 5 / 8
Over 2.5 goals: 5 / 8

Results

25 April 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 4 : 0 Cheltenham (Half-time 2 : 0)
22 November 2025 • League Two • Cheltenham 1 : 0 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)
7 October 2025 • EFL Trophy • Cheltenham 0 : 1 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)
13 April 2024 • League One • Cheltenham Town 1 : 3 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 1)
9 December 2023 • League One • Bristol Rovers 1 : 1 Cheltenham Town (Half-time 0 : 1)
5 September 2023 • EFL Trophy • Bristol Rovers 4 : 1 Cheltenham Town (Half-time 3 : 0)
1 January 2023 • League One • Bristol Rovers 2 : 1 Cheltenham Town (Half-time 2 : 0)
15 October 2022 • League One • Cheltenham Town 1 : 4 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 4)

Form: last 10 matches

	Cheltenham	Bristol Rovers
W-D-L	4-1-5	2-1-7
Scored (per match)	12 (1.2)	8 (0.8)
Conceded (per match)	19 (1.9)	19 (1.9)
Clean sheets	2 / 10	3 / 10
Both teams scored	5 / 10	5 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	5 / 10	6 / 10

Recent form - Cheltenham

L10 November 2026 • EFL Trophy • Oxford Utd 4 : 0 Cheltenham (Half-time 0 : 0)
W7 November 2026 • FA Cup • Cheltenham 2 : 0 FC Halifax (Half-time 1 : 0)
L31 October 2026 • League Two • Tranmere 3 : 1 Cheltenham (Half-time 3 : 1)
W24 October 2026 • League Two • Cheltenham 1 : 0 Newport (Half-time 1 : 0)
W20 October 2026 • League Two • Cheltenham 4 : 2 Fleetwood (Half-time 3 : 0)
L17 October 2026 • League Two • Oldham 4 : 1 Cheltenham (Half-time 3 : 1)
L10 October 2026 • League Two • Cheltenham 0 : 2 Salford (Half-time 0 : 0)
L3 October 2026 • League Two • Accrington 2 : 0 Cheltenham (Half-time 0 : 0)
W26 September 2026 • League Two • Cheltenham 2 : 1 Chesterfield (Half-time 2 : 0)
D19 September 2026 • League Two • Colchester 1 : 1 Cheltenham (Half-time 0 : 0)

Recent form - Bristol Rovers

W6 November 2026 • FA Cup • Bristol Rovers 2 : 0 Cambridge Utd (Half-time 0 : 0)
L31 October 2026 • League Two • Fleetwood 3 : 1 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 1 : 0)
D24 October 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 0 : 0 Swindon (Half-time 0 : 0)
L20 October 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 1 : 2 Salford (Half-time 0 : 2)
L17 October 2026 • League Two • Shrewsbury 1 : 0 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)
L10 October 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 1 : 3 Barnet (Half-time 1 : 0)
L6 October 2026 • EFL Trophy • Wycombe 4 : 1 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 3 : 0)
L3 October 2026 • League Two • Crewe 3 : 1 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 2 : 0)
W26 September 2026 • League Two • Bristol Rovers 1 : 0 Exeter (Half-time 0 : 0)
L19 September 2026 • League Two • Gillingham 3 : 0 Bristol Rovers (Half-time 0 : 0)

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	31
2	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	26
3	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	22
4	Crewe	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	22
5	Cheltenham	14	6	3	5	23	25	-2	21
6	Grimsby	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	20
7	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	20
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	20
9	Accrington	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	19
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
11	Tranmere	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	19
12	Exeter	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	19
13	Swindon	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
14	Newport	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	18
15	Shrewsbury	14	5	3	6	17	22	-5	18
16	Fleetwood	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	-6	16
18	Oldham	14	4	3	7	15	19	-4	15
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	-4	15
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	-9	15
21	Northampton	13	3	5	5	9	10	-1	14
22	Rotherham	14	2	6	6	18	25	-7	12
23	Colchester	13	2	6	5	12	19	-7	12
24	Crawley	12	2	3	7	13	21	-8	9

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford	7	6	0	1	9	4	+5	18
2	York City	7	5	2	0	16	5	+11	17
3	Cheltenham	7	5	1	1	14	10	+4	16
4	Newport	7	4	3	0	14	6	+8	15
5	Exeter	7	4	3	0	8	2	+6	15
6	Barnet	7	4	2	1	15	10	+5	14
7	Port Vale	6	4	2	0	8	3	+5	14
8	Swindon	7	4	2	1	12	7	+5	14
9	Accrington	7	3	4	0	13	8	+5	13
10	Grimsby	7	4	1	2	13	8	+5	13
11	Crewe	7	3	4	0	12	8	+4	13
12	Bristol Rovers	7	4	1	2	11	8	+3	13
13	Chesterfield	7	3	3	1	16	9	+7	12
14	Tranmere	7	3	3	1	12	7	+5	12
15	Fleetwood	7	3	3	1	10	5	+5	12
16	Walsall	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
17	Oldham	7	3	1	3	11	8	+3	10
18	Shrewsbury	7	3	1	3	8	8	0	10
19	Rochdale	7	3	1	3	10	13	-3	10
20	Colchester	6	2	3	1	6	6	0	9
21	Gillingham	7	2	3	2	8	9	-1	9
22	Northampton	7	2	2	3	4	4	0	8
23	Rotherham	7	1	5	1	13	15	-2	8
24	Crawley	6	0	2	4	6	12	-6	2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford	7	4	1	2	16	11	+5	13
2	Barnet	6	3	3	0	13	8	+5	12
3	Walsall	7	2	5	0	11	6	+5	11
4	Gillingham	7	3	2	2	12	10	+2	11
5	Crewe	7	2	3	2	5	9	-4	9
6	Shrewsbury	7	2	2	3	9	14	-5	8
7	Grimsby	7	1	4	2	11	10	+1	7
8	Crawley	6	2	1	3	7	9	-2	7
9	Tranmere	7	1	4	2	7	10	-3	7
10	Chesterfield	7	2	1	4	8	12	-4	7
11	Accrington	7	1	3	3	10	9	+1	6
12	Northampton	6	1	3	2	5	6	-1	6
13	Fleetwood	7	1	2	4	8	13	-5	5
14	Rochdale	7	1	2	4	7	13	-6	5
15	Cheltenham	7	1	2	4	9	15	-6	5
16	Swindon	7	1	2	4	3	10	-7	5
17	Oldham	7	1	2	4	4	11	-7	5
18	Exeter	7	1	1	5	3	7	-4	4
19	Rotherham	7	1	1	5	5	10	-5	4
20	Newport	7	0	3	4	6	11	-5	3
21	Colchester	7	0	3	4	6	13	-7	3
22	York City	7	0	3	4	8	16	-8	3
23	Bristol Rovers	7	1	0	6	6	15	-9	3
24	Port Vale	6	0	1	5	2	11	-9	1

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	K. Tshimanga	Barnet	10	3	4
2	A. Pressley	Walsall	9	2	0
3	McCann Charlie	Cheltenham Town	8	0	0
4	A. Drinan	Swindon T.	8	0	0
1	A. Drinan	Swindon Town	7	0	0
5	P. Mullin	Rotherham	7	3	0
2	M. Dennis	Notts County	6	0	0
6	R. Hale	Gillingham	6	2	0
7	J. Woods	Accrington Stanley	6	1	0
8	C. Lakin	Barnet	6	0	3
9	A. Newby	York C.	6	0	0
3	O. Patrick	Tranmere Rovers	5	0	5
10	C. Caton	Accrington Stanley	5	0	0
11	Dylan Jones	Tranmere Rovers	5	0	0
12	G. Lloyd	Shrewsbury T.	5	2	0
13	J. Gibson	Crewe Alexandra	5	0	2
14	Pearce Ollie	York C.	5	0	3
15	R. Coughlan	Fleetwood Town	5	0	0
16	D. Morgan	Crawley Town	5	0	0
17	Macaulay Langstaff	Salford City	5	1	0
21	Jake Evans	Cheltenham Town	4	0	4
31	B. Kamwa	Bristol R.	3	0	0
35	Andreas Weimann	Cheltenham Town	3	2	2