AFC Wimbledon vs Bristol Rovers match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rowley Lane

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. AFC Wimbledon are in the 11th position while the guesting Bristol Rovers worry at 21st.

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It's no vacation for neither Wimbledon nor Bristol Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

AFC Wimbledon have collected 8 points from their League One home games so far after 2-2-2.

The Wimbledon supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Peterborough United in League One and win 2-1. Ahead of that match, Wimbledon lost 1-2 at home to Crawley Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does AFC Wimbledon handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and one defeat.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Wimbledon as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Arsenal U21 are visiting.

A decent goal production from AFC Wimbledon in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wimbledon defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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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 2-3-2 so far.

The attacking players of Bristol Rovers have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 300 minutes.

Bristol might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gillingham proved too strong as Bristol Rovers slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Memorial Stadium. Prior to that match, a home win 6-0 against Darlington in the FA Cup.

We have checked recent matches where Bristol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, one draw and six defeats.

Bristol Rovers has another fixture away, a EFL Trophy game, against Leyton Orient in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The attacking power of Bristol when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Bristol have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AFC Wimbledon three wins, two draws and Bristol Rovers five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
7 goals
AFC WimbledonR. Longman
R. Longman
4 goals
Bristol RoversJ. Daly
J. Daly
4 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

AFC Wimbledon Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 1 7 14
5 2 0 Won W 0 2 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 7
18 10 0 Scored S 1 6 11
17 10 1 Conceded C 4 8 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
57% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 79%
43% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 29% 29%
21% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 14% 21%
7% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 14% 14%
57% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 50%
29% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 21%
14% 17% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.3 9.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.1 9.2
3.5 3.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.6 2.6
37% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 33% 30%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Wimbledon 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 Hull City 14 11 0 3 26 11 6 5 0 1 8 3 8 6 0 2 18 8 15 33
2 Lincoln City 14 9 2 3 18 10 7 5 0 2 11 6 7 4 2 1 7 4 8 29
3 Peterborough United 15 9 1 5 24 15 7 5 1 1 16 7 8 4 0 4 8 8 9 28
4 Charlton Athletic 14 8 2 4 19 13 6 3 1 2 7 6 8 5 1 2 12 7 6 26
5 Ipswich Town 15 8 2 5 19 15 8 6 0 2 10 6 7 2 2 3 9 9 4 26
6 Portsmouth 15 7 4 4 26 15 8 3 2 3 12 8 7 4 2 1 14 7 11 25
7 Sunderland 14 6 6 2 18 12 7 3 2 2 8 8 7 3 4 0 10 4 6 24
8 Fleetwood Town 15 7 2 6 25 15 8 5 2 1 15 5 7 2 0 5 10 10 10 23
9 Accrington Stanley 12 7 2 3 16 12 6 4 1 1 7 5 6 3 1 2 9 7 4 23
10 Doncaster Rovers 13 6 3 4 23 16 7 4 2 1 15 8 6 2 1 3 8 8 7 21
11 AFC Wimbledon 14 5 5 4 18 17 6 2 2 2 10 10 8 3 3 2 8 7 1 20
12 Gillingham 14 6 2 6 15 17 8 3 1 4 8 11 6 3 1 2 7 6 -2 20
13 Crewe Alexandra 15 6 1 8 17 16 8 4 1 3 12 7 7 2 0 5 5 9 1 19
14 Blackpool 14 6 1 7 15 18 7 4 0 3 8 8 7 2 1 4 7 10 -3 19
15 Plymouth Argyle 14 5 4 5 20 25 8 5 2 1 14 11 6 0 2 4 6 14 -5 19
16 Northampton Town 15 5 3 7 15 23 8 2 2 4 5 10 7 3 1 3 10 13 -8 18
17 Milton Keynes Dons 15 4 5 6 17 19 7 2 3 2 10 9 8 2 2 4 7 10 -2 17
18 Rochdale 14 4 4 6 16 20 7 1 4 2 6 9 7 3 0 4 10 11 -4 16
19 Swindon Town 15 5 1 9 21 30 8 4 0 4 10 11 7 1 1 5 11 19 -9 16
20 Oxford United 14 4 2 8 15 23 6 2 1 3 7 9 8 2 1 5 8 14 -8 14
21 Bristol Rovers 14 3 4 7 11 22 7 1 1 5 5 14 7 2 3 2 6 8 -11 13
22 Burton Albion 15 2 5 8 19 29 7 2 1 4 11 14 8 0 4 4 8 15 -10 11
23 Shrewsbury Town 14 1 7 6 15 23 7 0 4 3 9 12 7 1 3 3 6 11 -8 10
24 Wigan Athletic 14 2 2 10 10 22 7 1 2 4 7 10 7 1 0 6 3 12 -12 8

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.