Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bristol Rovers & Rochdale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Last season, Bristol Rovers's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Bristol Rovers have played 8 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The club members are hoping that Bristol Rovers will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the game against Derby County. A goal frenzy last time out for Bristol, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Derby County. Fun stuff to watch! Midfield player Finley got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Finley dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw away in the League One before that, with Sheffield Wednesday the opponent.A decent goal production from Bristol Rovers in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Bristol Rovers have conceded 15 from these games.
Rochdale form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rochdale so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Rochdale lost away at Walsall (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ebanks-Landell was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.21. The defender Ebanks-Landell won 5 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match was the League Two away draw versus Tranmere Rovers that ended 1-1.A new game in only three days for Rochdale, the League Two home match versus Salford City. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Rochdale have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Bristol Rovers victories, three draws and three Rochdale wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Collins 9 goals | A. Evans 4 goals | R. Loft 4 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 32% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Barrow | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
