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Walsall vs Bristol Rovers — League Two 2018

Walsall
Walsall
Preview
14:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
3/29/2027League TwoLeague Two · Round 38Bescot Stadium
Big match
42%
Bristol Rovers
model favours
31%27%42%

Bristol Rovers score first in only 27% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
54%
under 2.5 goals
51%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Walsall31%
×Draw27%
Bristol Rovers42%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Walsall
1.15
Bristol Rovers
1.37

Bristol Rovers creates 19% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 12 away

creates per match

Walsall
1.06
Bristol Rovers
1.35

allows per match

Walsall
1.39
Bristol Rovers
1.23

finishing

Walsall-0.06on par
Bristol Rovers-0.10scores less

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Walsall ↓

Bristol Rovers →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–111%
0–28%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–113%
1–29%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–05%
2–17%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
46%54%3.5
25%75%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Walsall or draw
58%
Walsall or Bristol Rovers
73%
Draw or Bristol Rovers
69%

Winning margin

Walsall wins by 2+
13%
Bristol Rovers wins by 2+
20%

Team goals

Walsall 1+ goals
68%
Walsall 2+ goals
32%
Walsall 3+ goals
11%
Bristol Rovers 1+ goals
75%
Bristol Rovers 2+ goals
40%
Bristol Rovers 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Walsall (draw refunded)
43%
Bristol Rovers (draw refunded)
57%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Walsall at home — creates 1.06, concedes 1.39 · 10 matches

Bristol Rovers away — creates 1.35, concedes 1.23 · 12 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Walsall attack 1.06 + Bristol Rovers defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.15

Bristol Rovers attack 1.35 + Walsall defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.37

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Walsall scores more
31%
level
27%
Bristol Rovers scores more
42%

Bristol Rovers at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Bristol Rovers will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Both teams score in 82% of Bristol Rovers’s matches
  • 73% of Bristol Rovers’s matches go over 2.5 goals
  • Style contrast — Walsall play Direct / counter-attacking, Bristol Rovers Defensively solid

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Walsall
Direct / counter-attacking
Bristol Rovers
Defensively solid
44%PossessionBiggest gap52%
64%Pass accuracy66%
12.1Shots12.1
1.47xG1.38
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
WalsallBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

6 previous meetings

2
Walsall
0
Draws
4
Bristol Rovers
Avg goals: 2.3BTTS: 50%
0–22–10–11–21–3

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Walsall
LDLLW
Rovers
DDLW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Walsall vs Bristol Rovers — Match Preview

Walsall face Bristol Rovers on March 29, 2027 in this League Two fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Walsall host Bristol Rovers at Bescot Stadium.

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