Bristol Rovers vs Salford City prediction
Bristol Rovers
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
1:2Half time 0 : 2League Two
Salford City
- Sparkes 57′
- Wiredu 6′
- Udoh 20′
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Bristol Rovers vs Salford City: preview and prediction
Bristol Rovers welcome Salford City to Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Tuesday 20 October, with kick-off at 19:45. It's matchday 12 in the League Two. Bristol Rovers go into it 17th in the table after 14 games, with Salford City 1st, 16 places higher. Last time out Bristol Rovers were beaten 1-0 at Shrewsbury, and Salford City beat Crawley Town 2-1 at home.
Bristol Rovers: form and key numbers
So far in the League Two, Bristol Rovers have won five, drawn one and lost eight of 14, with 17 goals scored and 23 conceded, good for 17th place and 16 points.
Over the last six matches it has been one win, no draws and five defeats, averaging 0.7 goals for and 2.3 against. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Shrewsbury away; before that came a 3-1 defeat at home to Barnet and a 4-1 defeat away at Wycombe.
Bristol Rovers haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of two recently (2 scored, 3 conceded).
- AShrewsbury0-1L
- HBarnet1-3L
- AWycombe1-4L
- ACrewe1-3L
- HExeter1-0W
- AGillingham0-3L
Bristol Rovers: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Salford City: form and key numbers
Salford City have won ten, drawn one and lost three of their 14 League Two games so far, scoring 25 and letting in 15. That has them 1st on 31 points.
Their last six in all competitions read four wins, one draw and one defeat, at 1.8 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Crawley Town 2-1 at home; before that came a 2-0 win away at Cheltenham and a 1-1 draw away at Accrington.
Salford City are unbeaten in five. They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 2 conceded).
- HCrawley Town2-1W
- ACheltenham2-0W
- AAccrington1-1D
- HFleetwood Town1-0W
- AOldham4-1W
- HSheffield Wednesday1-2L
Salford City: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Bristol Rovers vs Salford City: match analysis
Home and away form points to Salford City: Bristol Rovers have won one of their last two at home, Salford City two of their last three on the road. 15 points separate the two sides in the table. Salford City also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 31 |
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | +10 | 26 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 15 |
We make Salford City favourites at 37%, with Bristol Rovers on 33% and the draw at 29%. In truth there's very little in it.
- 0.71.8
- 2.30.8
- 1.21.4
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.2 for Bristol Rovers and 1.4 for Salford City. Over 2.5 goals is 49% and both teams scoring 52%. When they last met, on 24 Jan 2026, Salford won 1-0.
- Salford1-0Bristol Rvs
- Bristol Rvs2-1Salford
- Bristol Rvs1-0Salford
- Salford1-1Bristol Rvs
Both teams scored in three of Bristol Rovers's last six and four of Salford City's last six.
Every market at a glance
- ResultSalford City win37%
- Double chanceEither team wins71%
- GoalsUnder 2.551%
- Both teams to scoreYes52%
- Clean sheetSalford City30%
- CornersBristol Rovers 5.4 · Salford City 5.010.4 expected
- Cards4.3 yellows expectedRed 22%
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