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- Gary Rowett is the early betting favourite to be next Bristol Rovers manager
- Matt Taylor sacked with club two points above the drop zone in League One
- Rovers now 5/4 to be relegated from League One this season
Gary Rowett is the early betting favourite to be next Bristol Rovers manager
The managerial merry-go-round is now well and truly underway with betting odds offered on the next Bristol Rovers manager after Matt Taylor was sacked on Monday morning.
Rovers have won just six of their 19 league games so far this season and that form has seen them continue to slide down the table into 20th position.
Gary Rowett is now the 2/1 favourite with UK Betting Sites to take over at Bristol Rovers next with the experience manager featuring in a number of markets across the Football League in the past month.
BetVictor's latest market gives a 33% chance that Rowett will be the next Rovers manager with joint second favourites Des Buckingham and Lee Cattermole following behind.
| Next Bristol Rovers Manager | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Rowett | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Des Buckingham | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Lee Cattermole | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Steven Schumacher | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Michael Appleton | 12/1 | 7.7% |
What the expert says...
Matt Taylor sacked with club two points above the drop zone in League One
Bristol Rovers confirmed the sacking of Matt Taylor on Monday morning after just a year in charge with the English manager becoming the 7th boss to leave their club in League One this season.
"The club would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Matt and Wayne for all their hard work during their time with Bristol Rovers, and we wish them both every success in their respective future careers," Rovers said in a statement on Monday.
Lee Cattermole and David Horseman will take interim charge of Rovers going forward and Cattermole sits as joint second favourite in the market to get the job permanently.
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Rovers now 5/4 to be relegated from League One this season
Betting odds continue to be offered on the League One relegation battle this season with Bristol Rovers now shortening into 5/4 to go down.
Rovers sit just outside of the relegation places by two points and are one of a few teams who are well and truly in the dreaded relegation battle.
Shrewsbury and Burton look all but down according to the betting market with their odds at 1/10 and 1/8 respectively to be relegated at the end of the season.
| League One Relegation 2024/25 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 1/10 | 90.9% |
| Burton Albion | 1/8 | 88.9% |
| Cambridge Utd | 4/6 | 60.0% |
| Crawley Town | 4/5 | 55.6% |
| Northampton Town | 11/10 | 47.6% |
| Bristol Rovers | 5/4 | 44.4% |
