Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Whaddon Road on Wednesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Robins have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Robins in a League Division Three match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1-2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Tue 06 Nov | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Bristol Rvs. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Pirates have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Cheltenham T.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Robins's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bristol Rvs.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Cheltenham T. | 5 games since last home draw. |
Bristol Rvs. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |