Fleetwood Town vs Bristol Rovers

31 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee R Eley

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Aaron Loupalo-Bi 37’
  • Rhys Bennett 59’
  • Josh Robertson 90’
  • Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny 84’

Match summary

Fleetwood Town saw off Bristol Rovers 3-1. Fleetwood Town led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood Town ahead in the 37th minute. In the second half, Rhys Bennett made it 2-0 with a header in the 59th minute, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute, and Josh Robertson made it 3-1 in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 21-4 to Fleetwood Town, with 8 on target for Fleetwood Town and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
21 Shots 4
8 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 2
101 Attacks 125
59 Dangerous attacks 45
370 Passes 390
68.9% Pass accuracy 70.5%
6 Tackles 6
11 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Fleetwood Town Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Rhys BennettOff the ball foul
10’
26’
Corner
36’
Corner
Aaron Loupalo-BiRight foot shot1-0 (Fleetwood Town)
37’
Half-time1-0
Ronan CoughlanShot on target
47’
Second half underway
Corner
49’
Ronan CoughlanShot on target
54’
Rhys BennettHeader2-0 (Fleetwood Town)
59’
Ronan CoughlanShot on target
64’
Corner
64’
Ronan CoughlanShot on target
70’
82’
84’
Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennyLeft foot shot2-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Lewis McCannShot on target
87’
Josh RobertsonLeft foot shot3-1 (Fleetwood Town)
90’
Corner
90+3’
Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Fleetwood Town attacking 
5’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, hit the woodwork 5’ Rhys Bennett (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 11’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, off target 16’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 16’ Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 26’ Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 28’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 33’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 37’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 40’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 45’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 47’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 50’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 54’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 57’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 59’ Rhys Bennett (Fleetwood Town), set piece, goal 64’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 70’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 70’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 75’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 81’ Jake Batty (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 84’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 87’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 90’ Josh Robertson (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 90+1’ Jake Batty (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 5’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, hit the woodwork 5’ Rhys Bennett (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 11’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, off target 16’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 16’ Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 26’ Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 28’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 33’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 37’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 40’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 45’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 47’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 50’ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 54’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 57’ Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 59’ Rhys Bennett (Fleetwood Town), set piece, goal 64’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 70’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 70’ Ronan Coughlan (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 75’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 81’ Jake Batty (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 84’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 87’ Lewis McCann (Fleetwood Town), set piece, saved 90’ Josh Robertson (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 90+1’ Jake Batty (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Lynch
Bennett
Potter
Rooney
Batty
McCann
McLean 85’
Neal
Helm 72’
Coughlan 90’
Loupalo-Bi 72’
Bristol Rovers 3-4-3 Starting XI
Young
Kilgour
Kelly
James
Mola
Sparkes
Smallwood
Gough
Cavegn 61’
Forde 46’
Appiah 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 35 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ – – – 5 2 46 1 – – –
90′ – 2 – 2 2 49 1 1 –
90′ 2 1 – 3 1 52 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 4 3 40 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – 1 45 1 – – 2 2 2 – –
90′ – – 22 – – 1 1 6 5 1
Crispin McLean Taken off
85′ – – 24 4 – 1 – 4 – 3 –
Mark Helm Taken off
72′ – 1 18 1 – – – 6 – 3 –
Andy Cannon Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 5 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Josh Robertson Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 2 1 – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Ronan Coughlan Taken off
89′ – – 6 4 – – 1 6 3 17 –
Aaron Loupalo-Bi Taken off
72′ 1 – 3 1 – – 2 4 2 10 –
Will Davies Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 – – – – 1 3 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

Fleetwood Town win 40% Avg odds 2.35
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.39
Bristol Rovers win 33% Avg odds 2.82

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

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Match report

All League Two news 

Our write-up of this game.

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