Salford City vs Bristol Rovers prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Salford City vs Bristol Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · The Peninsula Stadium, Salford

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Salford City vs Bristol Rovers preview

Salford City host Bristol Rovers in the League Two on Tuesday 19 January 2027, kick-off 19:45 UTC at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford. Salford City sit 1st on 31 points after 14 matches, while Bristol Rovers go into the round 17th, on 16 points from 14 games.

Salford City have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Bristol Rovers have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Salford City have scored 2.2 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Bristol Rovers average 0.7 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Salford City have 2 wins to Bristol Rovers's 1 across 3 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 20 Oct 2026, ended Bristol Rovers 1-2 Salford City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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1Salford City1410132515+1031WWWWW
17Bristol Rovers145181723-616LLLDL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Salford City 2, draws 0, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

Salford City expected line-up (5-4-1)

Will Norris, Dan Scarr, Will Aimson, Taylor Allen, Abraham Odoh, Elliot Bonds, Luke Molyneux, Brendan Wiredu, Jorge Grant, Kallum Cesay, Macaulay Langstaff

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

Brad Young, Ciarán Kelly, Keenan Gough, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Tom James, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Richard Smallwood, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn

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