This fixture involves two squads dwelling in the lower section of the League One, Bristol Rovers at 21st place and Accrington Stanley sitting at 17th. A nice opportunity for one of the squads to improve their position.
- Bristol Rovers is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Bristol Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. That game was also an away game, at Salford City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
1-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Bristol Rovers so far this season.
The Bristol Rovers fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Memorial Stadium: A 3-6 defeat against Lincoln City (placed 8th). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The striker Collins bettered all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 9.33 out of 10. Collins scored two goals, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Ipswich Town.This is expected to be a close game, with Bristol Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bristol Rovers as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Bristol has won 7 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Bristol Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Memorial Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Bristol Rovers have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Playing away, Accrington Stanley have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Salford City in their previous outing. The EFL Trophy battle ended 0-0. Eureka; their first win in the league after six games not winning.
Before that, Accrington Stanley secured a home win against Cheltenham Town with the score 1-0.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 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Accrington wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Bristol Rovers victory, two draws and seven Accrington Stanley 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 6 goals |  S. McConville 4 goals | R. Loft 3 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 89% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 67% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 44% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 22% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 12.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 34% |
| 13.8 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4 |
- Accrington Stanley have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Accrington Stanley have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Bristol Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
- Bristol Rovers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bristol Rovers have the most conceded goals (11) at home in League One
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bristol Rovers is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 4 |
