FootyMAD's Bristol Rovers match preview

Last updated : 04 December 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2006, with Cheltenham T. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Tue 14 FebBristol Rvs.0 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE2
2005/2006Sat 14 JanCheltenham T.2 - 3Bristol Rvs.LGE2
2004/2005Sat 22 JanBristol Rvs.1 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE2
2004/2005Wed 29 DecCheltenham T.1 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE2
2003/2004Sat 03 AprCheltenham T.1 - 2Bristol Rvs.LGE2
2003/2004Sat 27 SepBristol Rvs.2 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2
2001/2002Tue 05 MarBristol Rvs.1 - 2Cheltenham T.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.

The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 17 matches. Cheltenham T. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 15 points from their 17 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.632112711
Cheltenham T.61327106

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Cheltenham T. Not won in previous 5 away matches.