Bristol Rovers 2-0 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 3 February 2026
Result
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Walsall
League Two · Tuesday 3 February 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Walsall: match report
Bristol Rovers won against Walsall 2-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 3 February 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
Yusuf Akhamrich opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Yusuf Akhamrich (61') and Kofi Balmer (64'). Walsall did not score.
Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Walsall received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 24 points from 28 and Walsall 7th on 49 points from 28. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 62 points, and Walsall 13th with 65.
Bristol Rovers lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kofi Balmer of Bristol Rovers (8.3), ahead of Mason Hancock (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Bristol Rovers wins, 2 draws and 4 for Walsall.
Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read W-L-L-L-W and Walsall's D-D-D-W-L.
Key events
- 43'Yellow card · Jack Sparkes
- 59'Yellow card · Alexander Pattison
- 61'Goal · Yusuf Akhamrich
- 64'Goal · Kofi Balmer
Head-to-head
Team news
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Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-2-1)
Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Riley Harbottle, Yusuf Akhamrich, Ryan De Havilland, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Ellis Harrison, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Myles Roberts, Priestley Farquharson, Aden Flint, Harrison Burke, Connor Barrett, Alex Pattison, Alfie Chang, Courtney Clarke, Mason Hancock, Albert Adomah, Daniel Kanu