Bristol Rovers vs Oxford

27 January 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee B Speedie

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Chris Martin 16’
  • Luke Thomas 22’
  • Harvey Vale 77’
  • Mark Harris 58’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers beat Oxford 3-1. Bristol Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Chris Martin put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 16th minute and Luke Thomas made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. In the second half, Mark Harris pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 58th minute and Harvey Vale made it 3-1 in the 77th minute.

Shots finished 10-9 to Oxford, with 6 on target for Bristol Rovers and 5 for Oxford.

Match stats

Bristol Rovers Oxford
9 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bristol Rovers Oxford
Kick-off
Chris Martin1-0 (Bristol Rovers)
16’
Luke Thomas2-0 (Bristol Rovers)
22’
Half-time2-0
58’
Mark Harris2-1 (Oxford)
Harvey Vale3-1 (Bristol Rovers)
77’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol Rovers
  • James Wilson
Oxford
  • Fin Stevens

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
14’ George Friend (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 16’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 22’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 38’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, off target 52’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, saved 58’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, goal 58’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 76’ Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 77’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 77’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, saved 83’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, saved 86’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+1’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, saved 90+2’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+4’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 14’ George Friend (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 16’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 22’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 38’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), from a corner, off target 52’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, saved 58’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, goal 58’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 76’ Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 77’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 77’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, saved 83’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, saved 86’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+1’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, saved 90+2’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 90+4’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
James Wilson Taken off
82′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
George Friend Taken off
73′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Chris Martin
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Lewis Gordon Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – – – –
James Connolly Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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 42% Avg odds 2.24
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.53
Oxford win 32% Avg odds 2.95

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.