Bristol Rovers 1-4 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 18 October 2025

Result

Bristol Rovers 1-4 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Saturday 18 October 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Bristol Rovers 1-4 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Bristol Rovers lost to Tranmere Rovers 1-4 in the League Two on Saturday 18 October 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Nathan Smith opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Bristol Rovers's goal came from Alfie Chang (85'). Tranmere Rovers scored through Nathan Smith (33'), Connor Jennings (51'), Connor Jennings (73') and Josh Davison (79').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 14th on 17 points from 12 and Tranmere Rovers 19th on 11 points from 11. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 62 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 41.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tranmere Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Connor Jennings of Tranmere Rovers (8.6), ahead of Nathan Smith (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bristol Rovers wins, 4 draws and 3 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 33'Goal · Nathan SmithTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 51'Goal · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers · 0-2
  • 55'Yellow card · Josh DavisonTranmere Rovers
  • 71'Yellow card · Omari PatrickTranmere Rovers
  • 73'Goal · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers · 0-3
  • 79'Goal · Josh DavisonTranmere Rovers · 0-4
  • 85'Goal · Alfie ChangBristol Rovers · 1-4
  • 90+1'Yellow card · A. KilgourBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol Rovers 3, draws 4, Tranmere Rovers 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Josh WilliamsTranmere Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Luke Southwood, Macauley Southam-Hales, Kacper Łopata, Alfie Kilgour, Jack Sparkes, Kamil Conteh, Josh McEachran, Alfie Chang, Luke Thomas, Fabrizio Cavegn, Ellis Harrison

Tranmere Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)

Joe Murphy, Aaron McGowan, Nathan Smith, Patrick Brough, Cameron Norman, Billy Blacker, Sam Finley, Omari Patrick, Charlie Whitaker, Connor Jennings, Joe Ironside