Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby

League Two 21 Feb 2026, 15:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
3–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Grimsby
Grimsby
🏟 Memorial Stadium 👤 O. Yates Round 34

Match report

Bristol Rovers beat Grimsby 3-1 in the League Two on 21 February 2026.

Bristol Rovers dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 18 shots to Grimsby's 8.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium, with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 18 - 8 On target 3 - 5 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 17 - 12 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Yusuf Akhamrich
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Kofi Balmer 1 goal
8 Joe Quigley 1 goal
8 Andy Cook 1 goal
8 Kane Thompson-Sommers captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 12–2
Shots On Goal 2–4 1–1
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 1–2 4–2
Attacks 40–48 41–49
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
4 Substitution 4
81 Attacks 97
48 Dangerous Attacks 35
3 On Target 6
15 Off Target 3
63% Ball Possession 37%
18 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 2
9 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 1
17 Fouls 12
5 Corners 4
4 Offsides 5
37% Ball Possession 63%
3 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 0
243 Passes Total 422
157 Passes Accurate 310
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-1-2
13 B. Young
2 J. Senior 17 K. Balmer 5 A. Kilgour 6 C. Mola
15 R. Havilland 36 R. Smallwood 14 K. Thompson-Sommers
10 Y. Akhamrich
27 J. Quigley 19 E. Harrison
Grimsby · 4-1-3-2
31 J. Smith
5 H. Rodgers 6 S. Lavelle 17 C. McJannett 16 R. Staunton
20 G. McEachran
4 K. Green 7 J. Walker 30 C. Vernam
39 A. Cook 9 J. Kabia
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 11 Luke Thomas
  • 9 Promise Omochere
  • 29 Fabrizio Cavegn
  • 35 Mees Rijks
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
  • 24 Tommy Leigh
Grimsby
Coach
David Artell
Substitutes
  • 18 Darragh Burns
  • 15 Géza Dávid Turi
  • 14 Justin Amaluzor
  • 40 Tyrell Sellars-Fleming
  • 41 Sebastian Auton
  • 21 Tyrell Warren
  • 8 Evan Khouri
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ L. Thomas ↓ K. Thompson-Sommers Bristol Rovers
  • 66' ↑ P. Omochere ↓ J. Quigley Bristol Rovers
  • 69' ↑ D. Burns ↓ C. McJannet Grimsby
  • 79' ↑ G. D. Turi ↓ K. Green Grimsby
  • 80' ↑ J. Amaluzor ↓ J. Walker Grimsby
  • 83' ↑ F. Cavegn ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 89' ↑ T. Sellars-Fleming ↓ C. Vernam Grimsby
  • 90' ↑ M. Rijks ↓ Y. Akhamrich Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 45+1' C. Mola Bristol Rovers
  • 51' E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 71' R. Smallwood Bristol Rovers
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 2 1 draws 0 Grimsby
2026-09-12 Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 0
2026-02-21 Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby 3 - 1
2025-08-30 Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Grimsby D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby?
Bristol Rovers won 3-1 against Grimsby on 21 February 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby?
Bristol Rovers won the match 3-1.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby?
Bristol Rovers had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.