Bristol Rovers are aiming to forget the league table before this game against Cambridge United. Here's everything you should know pre-match!
- Bristol Rovers is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Cambridge United have the most points from losing position (10) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Bristol Rovers nor Cambridge United 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.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Bristol Rovers's results here at Memorial Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Bristol's previous match was a EFL Trophy game also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Crystal Palace U21. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
A 2-2 draw away in the League One before that, with Exeter City the opponent.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 Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 2 and lost 5.
There will be little rest for Bristol Rovers after this match as they are travelling to Milton Keynes Dons for a League One game in only three days.
Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games.
Cambridge United form and stats
There's been little loot from Cambridge United's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the League One. Cambridge United only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Cambridge United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 183 league minutes without a goal. Knibbs was the last player to find the net.
Cambridge United lost away at Ipswich Town (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Jones was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.04. The defender Jones won 4 of 5 duels.
A loss against Derby County was the result prior to that, in a home game.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Cambridge United in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Cambridge, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cambridge United as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former three meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Bristol, zero draws and zero wins for Cambridge United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Collins 6 goals | R. Loft 4 goals |   S. Smith 4 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Cambridge United missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Cambridge United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 22 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 83% |
| 64% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 45% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 9% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 55% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 27% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 11.7 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 37% |
| 13.2 | 12.7 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
- 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 (0-3-3)
- Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cambridge United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cambridge United have the most points from losing position (10) in League One
- Cambridge United have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in League One
- Cambridge United 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Derby County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -15 | 8 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 7 |
