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League Two · Matchweek 20

Rochdale

ROC

Bristol Rovers

BRI

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Rochdale33%
Draw26%
Bristol Rovers41%

Expected goals

1.44 – 1.63

Over 2.5

58%

Both to score

62%

Fair handicap

0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–111.2%
  • 1–28.8%
  • 0–18.0%
  • 2–17.7%
  • 1–07.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

56%Possession52%
26%Territory37%
38%From set plays39%
0.08Chance quality0.07
3.7%Directness8.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Rochdale, 3 for Bristol Rovers. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 30 of 163 matches, not the full season.