Walsall vs Bristol Rovers

4 October 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Stephen Martin

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Aaron Pressley 69’, 78’

Fabrizio Cavegn 27’

Match summary

Walsall came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Bristol Rovers. Bristol Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

Fabrizio Cavegn put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 27th minute, Aaron Pressley equalised with a header in the 69th minute, and Pressley won it in the 78th minute.

Both sides had 6 shots, with 2 on target for Walsall and 3 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%

6 Shots 6

2 Shots on target 3

3 Corners 2

218 Passes 460

59.6% Pass accuracy 75.0%

20 Tackles 23

12 Fouls 15

3 Yellow cards 3

4 Offsides 1

Key events

Walsall Bristol Rovers

Kick-off

9’

Bryant Akono BilongoShot on target

20’

Alfie ChangFoul

27’

Fabrizio CavegnRight foot shot

0-1

39’

Ellis HarrisonSimulation

39’

Alfie KilgourShot on target

Half-time0-1

Brandon ComleyLewis Warrington

46’

Courtney ClarkeRyan Finnigan

46’

Second half underway

Priestley FarquharsonHarrison Burke

57’

Jamie JellisCharlie Lakin

65’

67’

Kamil ContehJosh McEachran

Aaron PressleyHeader

1-1

69’

Albert AdomahDaniel Kanu

75’

77’

Ruel SotiriouBryant Akono Bilongo

Aaron PressleyRight foot shot

2-1

78’

83’

Jack SparkesFoul

Courtney ClarkeTime wasting

84’

87’

Frederick IssakaEllis Harrison

88’

Ollie DewsburyLuke Thomas

Evan WeirTime wasting

90+3’

Brandon ComleyFoul

90+10’

Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bristol Rovers attacking Walsall attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Walsall 3-5-2 Starting XI

Bristol Rovers 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Myles Roberts	90′	1	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Harrison Burke Taken off	57′	1	1	–	6	1	12	–	–	–	–
Aden Flint	90′	1	–	–	6	5	23	–	–	–	–
Evan Weir	90′	2	–	–	9	4	27	–	–	–
Priestley Farquharson Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	1	1	6	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Connor Barrett	90′	–	1	17	1	–	3	–	5	2	–	–
Ryan Finnigan Taken off	45′	–	–	4	–	–	3	–	3	1	–	–
Lewis Warrington Taken off	45′	–	–	19	–	–	1	1	2	–	1	–
Charlie Lakin Taken off	65′	–	–	14	1	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Vincent Harper	90′	–	1	17	1	–	5	1	6	2	–	–
Courtney Clarke Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	5	–	3
Brandon Comley Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	1	1	–
Jamie Jellis Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	9	–	–	1	1	3	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Aaron Pressley	90′	2	–	2	2	–	–	–	7	1	14	–
Daniel Kanu Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	3	–
Albert Adomah Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Luke Southwood	90′	0	2	57	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kacper Łopata	90′	3	–	–	8	4	66	–	–	–	–
Alfie Kilgour	90′	4	1	2	8	4	81	–	–	–	–
Jack Sparkes	90′	1	1	–	5	2	49	1	–	–
Bryant Akono Bilongo Taken off	77′	–	–	–	7	5	22	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Macauley Southam-Hales	90′	–	–	47	–	–	2	–	4	1	2	–
Luke Thomas Taken off	88′	–	–	17	–	–	3	1	5	1	1	–
Alfie Chang	90′	–	–	49	–	–	2	–	5	2	–
Josh McEachran Taken off	67′	–	–	28	–	–	5	1	6	2	1	–
Kamil Conteh Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	11	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Frederick Issaka Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Ollie Dewsbury Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Ellis Harrison Taken off	87′	–	1	2	–	–	–	2	9	1	19
Fabrizio Cavegn	90′	1	–	2	1	–	–	1	3	1	8	–
Ruel Sotiriou Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	4	–

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

Walsall win 43% Avg odds 2.14

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24

Bristol Rovers win 28% Avg odds 3.34

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

Form going into the game

Walsall W W D W W

Bristol Rovers W W W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Walsall, 29 Jan 22 Next meeting: Bristol Rovers 2-0 Walsall, 03 Feb 26 All Walsall vs Bristol Rovers 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.