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Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Memorial Stadium, Bristol

We’ve League Cup action to look forward to on Saturday afternoon, as Steve Evans and his Bristol Rovers side host Luke Williams’s Peterborough United at The Memorial Stadium. For every League Cup preview, KickOff delves into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Meaningful stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside odds.

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Bristol Rovers's next match is v Newport at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd August
Peterborough United's next match is v Mansfield at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August

The last English League Cup meeting between Bristol R and Peterborough was on Saturday 8th August 2026

English League Cup

August 8th 2026

Bristol R 0	1 Peterborough

	19' H. Leonard

	BRI PET
Shots On	4 3
Shots Off	10 5
Corners	2 5
Possession	46% 54%
Fouls	14 10
Yellow/red cards	1/0 3/0

Bristol R	Peterborough

B. Young K. Balmer C. Mola (R. Russell-Denny 55') R. Smallwood (K. Gough 55') M. Southam-Hales S. Forde J. Quigley (B. Kamwa 70') R. Harbottle J. Aitchison (F. cavegn 46') T. Leigh (M. Rijks 83') B. Purrington	A. Bass (E. Weir 78') C. Johnston (L. Mendonça 46') T. O'Connor H. Mills D. Okagbue (C. Conn 66') H. Jones B. Khela (D. Kamara 87') H. Leonard O. Edwards B. Shofowoke (B. Woods 66') J. Dornelly

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying our match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant statistics, there's one market which catches the eye for this fixture: both teams to score. In Bristol R and Peterborough we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Saturday afternoon. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.57.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bristol R are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Bristol R 40%	7/5 12%	7/5
Draw 24%	12/5 3%	13/5
Peterborough 36%	7/4 17%	7/4
Draw 1-1 11%	11/2	5/1
Bristol R 2-1 9%	17/2 5%	7/1
Peterborough 2-1 8%	10/1 16%	8/1
Bristol R 1-0 8%	10/1 10%	15/2
Peterborough 1-0 7%	11/1 26%	8/1
Draw 2-2 6%	10/1 15%	9/1
Bristol R 2-0 6%	12/1 13%	10/1
Peterborough 2-0 5%	16/1 31%	11/1
Draw 0-0 5%	12/1 8%	11/1
Bristol R 3-1 4%	16/1 19%	14/1
Peterborough 3-1 4%	20/1 11%	14/1
Bristol R 3-2 3%	22/1 21%	18/1
Peterborough 3-2 3%	25/1	18/1
Bristol R 3-0 3%	22/1 21%	16/1
Peterborough 3-0 3%	28/1 26%	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	7/10 6%	7/10
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	11/10 5%	21/20
Home 1st Goal 49%	5/6 9%	17/20
Away 1st Goal 48%	1/1 5%	21/20
No 1st Goal 3%	12/1 8%	11/1
BTTS - Yes 61%	4/7 6%	3/5
BTTS - No 39%	5/4 7%	5/4
BTTS - Home Win 22%	10/3 13%	16/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	3/1 8%	3/1
BTTS - Away Win 20%	4/1 11%	18/5
Home/draw 64%	2/5 9%	4/9
Away/draw 60%	8/15 6%	11/20
Home/away 76%	3/10 2%	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1/5 4%	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	10/3 15%	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	13/8 12%	7/4
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	4/9 6%	2/5
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	4/1 17%	4/1
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/6 4%	1/7
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	9/1 23%	17/2
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/16 2%	1/25
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25	1/40
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	12/1 8%	11/1
Home DNB 57%	8/11 14%	8/11
Away DNB 53%	1/1 16%	1/1
Bristol R win to nil 18%	7/2 9%	-
Peterborough win to nil 16%	5/1 22%	-
Bristol R / Bristol R 21%	11/4 17%	13/5
Bristol R / Peterborough 4%	25/1	20/1
Bristol R / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / Bristol R 13%	5/1 8%	5/1
Draw / Peterborough 12%	6/1 17%	11/2
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1 9%	19/4
Peterborough / Bristol R 4%	22/1 12%	18/1
Peterborough / Peterborough 19%	7/2 13%	16/5
Peterborough / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1

Win / draw / win form

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OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

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Goal Statistics

Bristol Rovers have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 9 consecutive League Cup games. Their PG of 1.6 against Peterborough United on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Bristol R	Peterborough
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ 7% There is a 79% probability that Bristol R will score 1 or more goals	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Peterborough will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away games

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season

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BRI

PET

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Games scored	17		17
Failed to score	3		3
Scored first	11		7
Goals scored	35		31
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1.6
Avg. shots per game	9		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	20		20
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.5
KickOff rating		+8%

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BRI

PET

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Games conceded	13		17
Clean sheets	7		3
Conceded first	9		12
Goals conceded	19		33
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		12
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		7
Conversion rate against	12%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.5		1.9
KickOff rating		+30%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Bristol R v Peterborough will show here when available.

Bristol R League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	0	0	1
B Young			S Forde

Line-up	Appserances	cards
B Young GLK	1	-
C Mola DEF	1	-
K Balmer DEF	1	-
B Purrington DEF	1	-
M Southam-Hales DEF	1	-
S Forde MID	1	1 -
R Smallwood MID	1	-
T Leigh MID	1	-
R Harbottle MID	1	-
J Aitchison MID	1	-
J Quigley FWD	1	-
Subs
T James		-
J Sparkes		-
R. Russell-Denny	1	-
B Kamwa	1	-
C Kelly		-
M Rijks	1	-
K. Gough	1	-
F Cavegn	1	-
L Southwood		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
0	1	0	1
	T Leigh		K Balmer

Line-up	shots on	big chances
K Balmer DEF		1
T Leigh MID	1
R Harbottle MID	1
J Quigley FWD	1
Subs
F Cavegn	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
38	7	14
B Young	B Purrington	B Purrington

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
B Young GLK	38
K Balmer DEF	38	4	11
T Leigh MID	36	3	9
M Southam-Hales DEF	30	4	8
S Forde MID	25	3	8
B Purrington DEF	22	7	14
R Smallwood MID	21	3	3
Subs
K. Gough	21	1	4
R Harbottle MID	19	1	5
J Quigley FWD	15		11
C Mola DEF	13	2	3
Subs
R. Russell-Denny	12	1	2
B Kamwa	8
F Cavegn	8		1
J Aitchison MID	7	1	5
Subs
M Rijks	2

Peterborough League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	0	1
A Bass	H Leonard		J. Dornelly

Line-up	Appserances	goals	cards
A Bass GLK	1		-
J. Dornelly DEF	1		1 -
C Johnston DEF	1		-
D Okagbue DEF	1		-
H. Mills DEF	1		-
B Khela MID	1		-
T O'Connor MID	1		-
H. Jones MID	1		1 -
B. Shofowoke FWD	1		-
O Edwards FWD	1		-
H Leonard FWD	1	1	1 -
Subs
E Weir	1		-
B Woods	1		-
L. Mendonça	1		-
C Conn	1		-
P. Sykut			-
C Andeng-Ndi			-
D. Kamara	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	0	1
H Leonard	H Leonard		O Edwards

Line-up	goals	shots on	big chances
H Leonard FWD	1	2	1
B. Shofowoke FWD		1
O Edwards FWD			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
67	4	7
H. Mills	C Johnston	C Johnston

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
H. Mills DEF	67	2	5
C Johnston DEF	45	4	7
D Okagbue DEF	34	1	6
A Bass GLK	32
H. Jones MID	32		2
B Khela MID	27		2
J. Dornelly DEF	25		3
T O'Connor MID	19		5
B. Shofowoke FWD	19		6
Subs
L. Mendonça	18		3
O Edwards FWD	17	1	5
Subs
B Woods	14
H Leonard FWD	11		3
Subs
C Conn	6	1	1
E Weir	2		1

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Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

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