Bristol Rovers vs Gillingham

8 November 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Alan Young

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Max Clark 54’

Match summary

Gillingham beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Max Clark put Gillingham ahead in the 54th minute.

Shots finished 17-7 to Bristol Rovers, with 4 on target for Bristol Rovers and 2 for Gillingham. Max Clark had a penalty saved for Gillingham.

Match stats

70% Possession 30%
18 Shots 7
4 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 3
507 Passes 217
80.3% Pass accuracy 53.9%
14 Tackles 17
3 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Bristol Rovers Gillingham
Kick-off
Fabrizio CavegnShot on target
14’
30’
Max ClarkMissed penaltysaved
30’
Max ClarkShot on target
31’
Josh AndrewsOff the ball foul
Ruel SotiriouArgument
32’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
54’
Max ClarkLeft foot shot0-1 (Gillingham)
Alfie ChangShot on target
58’
62’
Elliott NevittFoul
Luke ThomasShaqai Forde
68’
Kamil ContehJoel Cotterill
73’
Frederick IssakaBryant Akono Bilongo
74’
76’
Shadrach OgieJosh Andrews
77’
Bradley DackNelson Khumbeni
Jack SparkesTom Lockyer
82’
Ollie DewsburyRuel Sotiriou
83’
84’
Aaron RoweElliott Nevitt
84’
Garath McClearySebastian Palmer-Houlden
90+1’
Robbie McKenzieTime wasting
90+1’
Garath McClearyFoul
Frederick IssakaShot on target
90+7’
Kamil ContehShot on target
90+7’
Full-time0-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Gillingham attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
3’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 11’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 14’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 14’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 15’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 16’ Josh Andrews (Gillingham), open play, off target 30’ Max Clark (Gillingham), penalty, saved 35’ Joel Cotterill (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 36’ Stephan Negru (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 38’ Remeao Hutton (Gillingham), set piece, off target 43’ Bryant Akono Bilongo (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 45’ Josh Andrews (Gillingham), open play, blocked 49’ Elliott Nevitt (Gillingham), open play, off target 49’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 53’ Joel Cotterill (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Max Clark (Gillingham), open play, goal 58’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 65’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 67’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 70’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 74’ Stephan Negru (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 87’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+7’ Frederick Issaka (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 3’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 11’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 14’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 14’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 15’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 16’ Josh Andrews (Gillingham), open play, off target 30’ Max Clark (Gillingham), penalty, saved 35’ Joel Cotterill (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 36’ Stephan Negru (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 38’ Remeao Hutton (Gillingham), set piece, off target 43’ Bryant Akono Bilongo (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 45’ Josh Andrews (Gillingham), open play, blocked 49’ Elliott Nevitt (Gillingham), open play, off target 49’ Robbie McKenzie (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 53’ Joel Cotterill (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Max Clark (Gillingham), open play, goal 58’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Alfie Chang (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 65’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 67’ Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 70’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 74’ Stephan Negru (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 87’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+7’ Frederick Issaka (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Kamil Conteh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol Rovers 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Southwood
Mola
Negru
Lockyer 82’
Bilongo 74’
Cotterill 73’
Chang
Southam-Hales
Sotiriou 83’
Forde 68’
Cavegn
Gillingham 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Turner
Clark
Hutton
Smith
Gale
Coleman
McKenzie
Khumbeni 77’
Nevitt 84’
Andrews 76’
Palmer-Houlden 84’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luke Southwood
90′ 1 1 44 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Stephan Negru
90′ 3 – – 11 4 64 – – – –
Tom Lockyer Taken off
82′ – 1 – 6 5 66 2 – – –
Clinton Mola
90′ – 1 1 3 3 61 – – – –
Bryant Akono Bilongo Taken off
74′ 3 – – 8 2 15 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Macauley Southam-Hales
90′ – – 55 2 – 1 – 8 – 4 –
Joel Cotterill Taken off
73′ – – 46 2 – – – 1 – – –
Alfie Chang
90′ – – 53 1 – 2 – 5 – – –
Shaqai Forde Taken off
68′ – – 26 4 – 1 – 4 – – –
Luke Thomas Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 12 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Kamil Conteh Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 26 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Frederick Issaka Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Jack Sparkes Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 3 1 – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Ruel Sotiriou Taken off
83′ – – – – – – 1 3 1 17
Fabrizio Cavegn
90′ – – 2 1 – – – 3 2 10 –
Ollie Dewsbury Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – 1 2 1 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol Rovers win 36% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Gillingham win 36% Avg odds 2.62

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol Rovers WLLLL
Gillingham LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Gillingham 1-2 Bristol Rovers, 21 Mar 26  All Bristol Rovers vs Gillingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.