Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale: result and report
League Two · Saturday 11 December 2021
Result
Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale
League Two · Saturday 11 December 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale: match report
Bristol Rovers defeated Rochdale 4-2 in the League Two on Saturday 11 December 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
Antony Evans opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Antony Evans (10'), Aaron Collins (51'), Harry Anderson (84') and Aaron Collins (89'). Rochdale scored through Jake Beesley (60') and Jake Beesley (66', penalty).
Discipline: Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards; Rochdale received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 17th on 23 points from 20 and Rochdale 16th on 24 points from 20. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 6th with 80 points, and Rochdale 18th with 53.
Bristol Rovers lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Rochdale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Antony Evans of Bristol Rovers (9.0), ahead of Jake Beesley (8.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bristol Rovers wins, 4 draws and 4 for Rochdale.
Key events
- 10'Goal · Antony Evans
- 51'Goal · Aaron Collins
- 60'Goal · Jake Beesley
- 63'Yellow card · Jake Beesley
- 66'Penalty goal · Jake Beesley
- 84'Goal · Harry Anderson
- 89'Goal · Aaron Collins
Head-to-head
Team news
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Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
James Belshaw, Luca Hoole, Connor Taylor, Nick Anderton, Harry Anderson, Paul Coutts, Glenn Whelan, Trevor Clarke, Antony Evans, Aaron Collins, Sam Nicholson
Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)
Jay Lynch, Eoghan O'Connell, Jimmy McNulty, Jeriel Dorsett, Corey O'Keeffe, Liam Kelly, Aaron Morley, Aidan White, Alex Newby, Jake Beesley, Abraham Odoh