The hosting team, Peterborough United, should be the favourites in this match, but Bristol Rovers have shown both know-how and bravery. Read more about the game!
- Peterborough United have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in League One
- All of Bristol Rovers's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
There have been little to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Carabao Cup match only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Mansfield Town.
Peterborough United form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Peterborough United so far this season.
The Peterborough United boss Ferguson and his side return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Mansfield Town in the Carabao Cup. The versatile forward Clarke-Harris outperformed all others in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.0 out of 10. Clarke-Harris scored two goals.
Before that, Peterborough played out a League One draw 1-1 when visiting Bolton Wanderers.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Peterborough United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The manager Ferguson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Carlisle United in only three days.
The Peterborough United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. On the other hand, Peterborough have conceded 5 goals.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.
Bristol Rovers won their last game, 4-1 versus Wigan Athletic played at home. Hunt, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.42. Hunt scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.
A disappointing loss as solid favourites in the game before that, the EFL Trophy fixture home hosting West Ham United U21. Bristol Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Port Vale in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bristol have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Peterborough United four wins, five draws and Bristol Rovers one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 4 goals |  H. Kyprianou 3 goals | K. Poku 2 goals |
Peterborough United missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Peterborough United | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 7.9 | 9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.2 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.1 | 15.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 11.6 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 33% |
| 11.2 | 8.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 16 | 13.4 |
| 3.7 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
- All of Bristol Rovers's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Peterborough United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Peterborough United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Peterborough United have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in League One
- Peterborough United 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 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 1 |
