Bristol Rovers 2-1 Cambridge United: result and report
League One · Saturday 8 October 2022
Result
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Cambridge United
League One · Saturday 8 October 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Cambridge United: match report
Bristol Rovers defeated Cambridge United 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 8 October 2022. The half-time score was 1-1.
Bristol Rovers's goals came from an own goal by Greg Taylor (17') and Josh Coburn (56'). Cambridge United scored through Joe Ironside (35', penalty).
Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards; Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 9 points from 11 and Cambridge United 10th on 16 points from 12. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 17th with 53 points, and Cambridge United 20th with 46.
Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Cambridge United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Antony Evans of Bristol Rovers (7.8), ahead of Luca Hoole (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bristol Rovers wins, 0 draws and 0 for Cambridge United.
Key events
- 17'Own goal · Greg Taylor
- 26'Yellow card · Paul Digby
- 34'Yellow card · James Belshaw
- 35'Penalty goal · Joe Ironside
- 39'Yellow card · Sam Smith
- 47'Yellow card · Josh Coburn
- 53'Yellow card · Aaron Collins
- 56'Goal · Josh Coburn
- 86'Yellow card · Ryan Loft
Head-to-head
Team news
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Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)
James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Luca Hoole, Bobby Thomas, Lewis Gordon, Antony Evans, Jordan Rossiter, Sam Finley, Aaron Collins, Josh Coburn, Ryan Loft
Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Dimitar Mitov, Jubril Okedina, Lloyd Jones, Greg Taylor, G. Williams, Paul Digby, James Brophy, Sam Smith, Adam May, Harvey Knibbs, Joe Ironside