Soccer betting preview: Bristol Rovers welcomes Accrington Stanley in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

Struggling Bristol Rovers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Accrington Stanley in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Bristol nor Accrington Stanley 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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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers have played 15 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-9 (wins-draws-losses).

Bristol Rovers are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 210 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by B. Hanlan).

Prior to that, an away loss at Burton Albion.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bristol have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost three.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus AFC Wimbledon in only four days. This game is also played here at Memorial Stadium.

The Bristol Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bristol defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Ipswich Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Accrington Stanley playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Accrington wins, six draws and four defeats.

Accrington has another fixture away, a League One game, against Milton Keynes Dons in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visiting Accrington have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Accrington Stanley in these games.

Head 2 Head

Accrington Stanley - Bristol Rovers 6-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bristol zero wins, two draws and Accrington Stanley eight victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyD. Charles
D. Charles
15 goals
Accrington StanleyC. Bishop
C. Bishop
8 goals
Bristol RoversB. Hanlan
B. Hanlan
7 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Accrington Stanley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Accrington Stanley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 6 15 31
8 5 1 Won W 3 6 14
6 1 0 Drew D 1 4 8
18 9 3 Lost L 2 5 9
30 17 4 Scored S 12 22 43
52 24 8 Conceded C 9 21 34
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
78% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 87% 71%
41% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 53% 45%
22% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 19%
16% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 10%
47% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 45%
19% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 39%
44% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11.2 11.2 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13.5 13.8
3.1 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.5 4.1
30% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 33% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

Accrington Stanley:
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Table
  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 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

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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.