Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town Prediction & Preview - League Two
League Two brings Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town together at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 24 October 2026, with both sides arriving from midweek games played four days earlier and with very different results behind them. Rovers lost 1-2 at home to Salford City. Swindon won 3-1 away at Barnet. Over their last six league matches, Swindon have taken 5 points and Bristol Rovers 3.
What time is kick-off for Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town?
Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town kicks off at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol, in League Two. The hard facts in one place:
- Fixture: Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
- Competition: League Two
- Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
- Kick-off: 12:30 BST
- Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bristol
- Match page: Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town predictions
Bristol Rovers have lost five of their last six
Steve Evans' side have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 5 of their last six League Two matches, scoring 4 and conceding 12. The single win was a 1-0 at home to Exeter City on 26 September, 28 days before this fixture, and it is the only clean sheet in the run.
The defending is the obvious problem: 2 or more conceded in 4 of those 6 games, including 1-3 at home to Barnet on 10 October and 0-3 away at Gillingham. But the attack tells you as much. Rovers have not scored twice in a league game in any of those six.
Home has been marginally better than away - won 1 of 3 at the Memorial Stadium, won 0 of 3 on the road.
Swindon Town keep games tight, then won at Barnet
Ian Holloway's Swindon have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last six, with 5 points from them. The pattern is narrow margins. They have conceded 2 or more in 0 of those 6 matches, and three of the defeats were by a single goal - 0-1 at home to Crewe Alexandra on 10 October, 0-1 away at Rochdale on 3 October and 0-1 away at Salford City on 19 September.
What they have not done often is score. Swindon failed to score in 3 of the 6 and managed 2 or more in just 1 - the 3-1 at Barnet on 20 October, which was also the only game in the run with 3 or more goals in it.
Before that came a 1-1 at home to Walsall on 17 October, 7 days before this match, and a 1-1 at home to Accrington Stanley. Away from home they have won 1 of 3.
Team news
After the 1-2 defeat to Salford City on 20 October, Bristol Rovers manager Steve Evans said Ellis Harrison had played at roughly "70%, 75% fit", according to Yahoo Sports. Swindon Town are managed by Ian Holloway, who is in charge for the 2026-27 season.
Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town prediction
Our prediction for Bristol Rovers vs Swindon Town in League Two on Saturday, 24 October 2026 is a narrow Swindon Town win at the Memorial Stadium. The common opponents point the same way: Rovers lost 1-3 at home to Barnet, Swindon won 3-1 there; Rovers lost 1-2 at home to Salford City, Swindon lost 0-1 away to them.
Rovers should score - they failed to find the net in only 2 of their last 6, and Swindon kept 0 clean sheets in theirs. It is the other end that decides it. A Rovers defence that has shipped 2 or more in 4 of 6 against a Swindon side that just scored three at Barnet is the mismatch in this game.
Our prediction: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Swindon Town
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