Soccer betting preview: Forest Green Rovers welcomes Bristol Rovers in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

24th- against 15th spot might not sound all that inviting. But: Tipsway has the information that makes Forest Green Rovers - Bristol Rovers (even) more intriguing!

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (66) in League One
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (20) in League One

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

With 4 League One wins, 1 draw and 12 defeats from their home games, Forest Green Rovers are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Forest Green Rovers are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Accrington Stanley. Midfield player O'Keeffe got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. O'Keeffe served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, Rovers drew at home versus Lincoln City.

Forest Green Rovers aren't scoring a lot here at The New Lawn in the league, with only {12 goals} from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rovers have conceded 29 from these games.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 6-3-8 so far.

215 minutes! That's how long the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper James Belshaw and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Bristol's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Barnsley that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Belshaw got the top player rating of the team with 8.03/10. Belshaw topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Oxford United with the score of 3-0.

A new game in only three days for Bristol Rovers, the League One home match versus Wycombe Wanderers. Busy days.

Bristol find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Bristol Rovers rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 29 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Forest Green Rovers have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Bristol Rovers.

The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Bristol Rovers - Rovers 1-2 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
15 goals
Bristol RoversJ. Coburn
J. Coburn
9 goals
Forest Green RoversM. Peart-Harris
M. Peart-Harris
5 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Forest Green Rovers Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 7 17 34
5 4 0 Won W 5 6 11
8 1 1 Drew D 0 3 9
22 12 5 Lost L 2 8 14
27 12 2 Scored S 15 25 47
66 29 12 Conceded C 9 29 55
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 88% 76%
51% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 65% 59%
23% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 35% 32%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 18% 15%
57% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 43% 59% 59%
6% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 43% 18% 24%
37% 41% 67% Failed to Score F T 14% 24% 24%
 
4.3 4.6 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 3.9 5
6.2 6.1 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 6.2 5.9
2.4 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
9.4 9.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.9 9.2 10.4
3.1 3.2 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.9 4
25% 22% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 37% 34%
 
13 11 13 Shots against (avg) S A 10 14.5 13.9
4.2 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.9 4.1 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals away as Forest Green Rovers have scored home.
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (20) in League One
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (29) at home in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (66) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-39) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 22 8 3 60 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 38 74
2 Plymouth Argyle 34 21 8 5 61 37 17 15 1 1 34 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 24 71
3 Ipswich Town 34 18 12 4 65 31 17 10 6 1 37 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 34 66
4 Bolton Wanderers 36 18 9 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 6 5 7 23 19 23 63
5 Derby County 34 17 10 7 55 31 18 12 4 2 37 14 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 61
6 Barnsley 32 18 6 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 17 8 5 4 23 13 21 60
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 16 6 11 45 32 17 9 4 4 26 16 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 54
8 Shrewsbury Town 34 15 7 12 43 36 17 9 2 6 25 21 17 6 5 6 18 15 7 52
9 Peterborough United 33 16 3 14 53 41 16 10 2 4 31 17 17 6 1 10 22 24 12 51
10 Portsmouth 33 13 12 8 45 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 16 6 4 6 17 20 8 51
11 Lincoln City 33 9 17 7 32 33 17 4 13 0 16 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -1 44
12 Exeter City 34 11 10 13 45 44 16 6 5 5 22 19 18 5 5 8 23 25 1 43
13 Port Vale 35 12 7 16 35 49 18 7 4 7 18 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -14 43
14 Fleetwood Town 34 10 12 12 36 35 17 5 5 7 16 17 17 5 7 5 20 18 1 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 47 55 17 5 6 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 42
16 Charlton Athletic 34 10 11 13 45 46 17 6 5 6 28 22 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 41
17 Oxford United 35 9 9 17 36 45 17 5 3 9 20 23 18 4 6 8 16 22 -9 36
18 Cheltenham Town 34 10 6 18 26 46 16 6 3 7 14 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -20 36
19 Burton Albion 33 9 8 16 40 62 16 5 5 6 17 23 17 4 3 10 23 39 -22 35
20 Accrington Stanley 32 8 10 14 28 48 16 5 5 6 19 24 16 3 5 8 9 24 -20 34
21 Morecambe 34 7 11 16 33 53 18 6 7 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 32
22 Milton Keynes Dons 35 8 6 21 31 54 17 2 4 11 11 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -23 30
23 Cambridge United 34 8 5 21 26 55 17 6 3 8 15 20 17 2 2 13 11 35 -29 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 35 5 8 22 27 66 17 4 1 12 12 29 18 1 7 10 15 37 -39 23

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.