Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

The Croud Meadow (Shrewsbury).

League Two - Round 24
Referee: Massey-Ellis R. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.10	2.21
Ball Possession
44%	56%
Total shots
11	10
Shots on target
2	5
Big Chances
3	3
Corner Kicks
8	3
Passes
54% (144/268)	62% (219/354)
Yellow Cards
2	1
Expected Goals (xG)
1.10	2.21
xG on target (xGOT)
0.24	2.09
Total shots
11	10
Shots on target
2	5
Shots off target
5	4
Blocked Shots
4	1
Shots inside the Box
7	8
Shots outside the Box
4	2
Hit the Woodwork
1	1
Big Chances
3	3
Corner Kicks
8	3
Touches in opposition box
22	24
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
4	3
Free Kicks
16	11
Passes
54% (144/268)	62% (219/354)
Long passes
33% (27/81)	25% (22/89)
Passes in final third
48% (53/111)	47% (76/162)
Crosses
41% (7/17)	11% (2/18)
Expected assists (xA)
0.91	0.82
Throw-ins
33	29
Fouls
11	16
Tackles
82% (14/17)	63% (12/19)
Duels won
82	65
Clearances
41	29
Interceptions
8	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	1
xGOT faced
2.09	0.24
Goals prevented
-0.91	0.24

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
8', Scully A. ↓, McDermott T. ↑,
43', Boyle W. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 3)
46', Lopata K. ↓, Moore T. ↑,
51', Cotterill J. ↓, Chang A. ↑,
63', 0 - 1, Cavegn F. ⚽,
67', England I. 🟨,
68', Moore T. 🟨,
72', England I. ↓, Benning M. ↑,
81', McDermott T. ↓, Aneke Ch. ↑,
88', 0 - 2, Cavegn F. ⚽, Forde S. (A),
90+3', 0 - 3, Cavegn F. ⚽, Senior J. (A),
90+6', Cavegn F. ↓, Harrison E. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Shrewsbury Town
37.1%

Draw
28.4%

Bristol Rovers
34.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40.8%

29.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

42.9%

28.2%

Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.51 ↑ (2.25)	3.29 ↑ (3.1)	2.7 ↓ (3.1)	7.2% (9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers?

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Shrewsbury will win (votes: 3 - 23.1%). Bristol Rovers will win (votes: 7 - 53.8%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 23.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Bristol Rovers: 26.7% – 80.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH -0.5 - Bristol Rovers (1.60) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

AH 0 - Bristol Rovers (2.13) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 6 high ROI users predict this event. Bristol Rovers (votes: 6 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

This time, only outsiders will meet in a game (ranked 21 and 22).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Shrewsbury won 1.
Shrewsbury has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 0 wins).
Bristol Rovers has been on a rough run of results (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in Shrewsbury: Ihionvien B. (Inactive)
There will not play in Bristol Rovers: Omochere P. (Injury)
There are questionable in Bristol Rovers: Harrison E. (Inactive) Morton C. (Inactive) Southam-Hales M. (Inactive)
In the last 17 head-to-head matches, Shrewsbury won 6 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 18:17. (average 1.1:1).
Including home matches between the teams, Shrewsbury won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 12:9. (average 1.3:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Shrewsbury Town won against Bristol Rovers?

Shrewsbury Town has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Bristol Rovers won against Shrewsbury Town?

Bristol Rovers has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers were as follows:

04.03.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers 0:0

22.10.2024 Bristol Rovers - Shrewsbury Town 1:0

01.04.2024 Bristol Rovers - Shrewsbury Town 0:0

16.09.2023 Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers 0:2

02.05.2023 Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers 2:1

Latest results of Shrewsbury Town

29.12.2025 Grimsby Town - Shrewsbury Town 1:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Cheltenham Town - Shrewsbury Town 3:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Chesterfield 0:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Walsall - Shrewsbury Town 1:1 ✺

09.12.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Grimsby Town 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Bristol Rovers

29.12.2025 Bristol Rovers - Barnet 0:2 ✺

26.12.2025 Bristol Rovers - Bromley 2:3 ✺

19.12.2025 Crewe Alexandra - Bristol Rovers 1:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Bristol Rovers - Swindon Town 0:3 ✺

09.12.2025 Barnet - Bristol Rovers 4:0 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	26	15	7	4	44:27	17	52
2	Swindon	25	14	4	7	41:29	12	46
3	Walsall	25	14	4	7	35:24	11	46
4	Salford	25	14	4	7	38:33	5	46
5	MK Dons	26	12	8	6	48:28	20	44
6	Cambridge Utd	25	12	8	5	30:20	10	44
7	Notts Co	25	12	6	7	38:27	11	42
8	Chesterfield	26	10	11	5	42:35	7	41
9	Colchester	25	10	9	6	39:28	11	39
10	Crewe	26	11	6	9	42:34	8	39
11	Grimsby	25	10	7	8	36:30	6	37
12	Oldham	25	8	11	6	26:20	6	35
13	Barnet	25	9	8	8	32:27	5	35
14	Gillingham	25	8	11	6	34:30	4	35
15	Fleetwood	25	9	7	9	33:32	1	34
16	Accrington	25	9	6	10	27:28	-1	33
17	Tranmere	26	8	8	10	40:42	-2	32
18	Cheltenham	26	9	3	14	26:43	-17	30
19	Barrow	25	6	6	13	27:38	-11	24
20	Shrewsbury	25	5	7	13	22:41	-19	22
21	Bristol Rovers	25	6	3	16	21:45	-24	21
22	Crawley	26	4	7	15	29:47	-18	19
23	Harrogate	26	4	6	16	19:41	-22	18
24	Newport	25	4	5	16	26:46	-20	17

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League