Memorial Stadium: Bristol Rovers vs AFC Wimbledon League One preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Bristol Rovers holding 19th place and AFC Wimbledon lying 23rd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Wimbledon have the the worst goal difference (-24) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers have played 16 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-9 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bristol after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Bristol supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Accrington Stanley in League One and win 4-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Hull City.

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 nine games. Bristol has won two of these, drawn four and lost three.

There will be little rest for Bristol after this match as they are travelling to Charlton Athletic for a League One game in only three days.

Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bristol Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

4-7-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AFC Wimbledon, who have the the worst goal difference (-24) in League One, in their League One matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Wimbledon, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

AFC Wimbledon might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Burton Albion proved too strong as AFC Wimbledon slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium. A 1-1 draw at Blackpool's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by AFC Wimbledon in our archives, and the results are: six wins for AFC Wimbledon, three draws and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Wimbledon are hosting Wigan Athletic in the League One only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wimbledon as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Wimbledon have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the AFC Wimbledon - Bristol Rovers 2-4 earlier this season. Bristol-AFC Wimbledon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bristol Rovers five wins, AFC Wimbledon four wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
13 goals
Bristol RoversB. Hanlan
B. Hanlan
7 goals
Bristol RoversS. Nicholson
S. Nicholson
6 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 18 32
9 6 2 Won W 3 4 7
6 1 1 Drew D 3 7 9
18 9 2 Lost L 0 7 16
34 21 7 Scored S 9 17 32
53 25 6 Conceded C 6 29 56
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 75%
42% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 47%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 22%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 12%
48% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 53%
18% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 16%
42% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 28% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.2 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.4 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 11.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.2 9.8
3.2 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.5
32% 36% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 26% 29%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon have the the worst goal difference (-24) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 28

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 35 20 5 10 59 29 17 10 2 5 19 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 30 65
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 33 18 7 8 52 32 17 8 3 6 27 21 16 10 4 2 25 11 20 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 31 17 4 10 51 39 17 11 3 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 55
6 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
7 Ipswich Town 32 15 6 11 37 33 18 9 3 6 19 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 51
8 Charlton Athletic 34 14 9 11 48 45 16 5 4 7 26 30 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 51
9 Oxford United 32 14 8 10 46 37 15 7 4 4 19 12 17 7 4 6 27 25 9 50
10 Accrington Stanley 32 14 8 10 44 38 16 8 4 4 21 13 16 6 4 6 23 25 6 50
11 Blackpool 30 14 6 10 36 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 48
12 Crewe Alexandra 34 13 9 12 43 43 17 9 5 3 27 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 0 48
13 Gillingham 34 14 5 15 45 46 18 8 2 8 25 26 16 6 3 7 20 20 -1 47
14 Fleetwood Town 34 12 10 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 9 46
15 Plymouth Argyle 34 12 9 13 44 55 18 9 4 5 27 27 16 3 5 8 17 28 -11 45
16 Milton Keynes Dons 34 11 9 14 47 48 16 5 7 4 24 20 18 6 2 10 23 28 -1 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 31 10 11 10 35 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 16 6 5 5 15 16 -1 41
18 Burton Albion 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 16 5 5 6 19 24 -16 37
19 Bristol Rovers 33 9 6 18 34 53 16 6 1 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 33
20 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
21 Northampton Town 34 8 8 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 17 3 4 10 17 31 -21 32
22 Swindon Town 34 9 4 21 40 62 18 7 1 10 20 27 16 2 3 11 20 35 -22 31
23 AFC Wimbledon 32 7 9 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 18 4 7 7 17 29 -24 30
24 Rochdale 34 6 10 18 41 63 17 1 7 9 17 35 17 5 3 9 24 28 -22 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.