There has been no shortage of boom and bust for these two squads so far this campaign, situated in positions near the middle of the League One table. Here's the Bristol Rovers - Exeter City latest:
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
It's no vacation for neither Bristol nor Exeter City 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 have played 11 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bristol Rovers after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The followers are hoping that Bristol Rovers will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Wycombe Wanderers (placed 6th). The first defeat after going undefeated through five league fixtures.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Charlton Athletic.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 13 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cheltenham Town are coming to town in three days.
Bristol Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bristol defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Exeter City form and stats
Exeter City have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-4-5 (11 played).
Exeter City are looking to quickly end their 214 minutes long goal drought in the League One.
Exeter City's last game was the home draw against Portsmouth (0-0). Blackman was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.14. The agile goalkeeper Blackman topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Exeter manager Caldwell faced defeat when travelling to Bolton Wanderers and losing 0-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Exeter City playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Exeter City wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Betting on few goals? 5 league games in a row with this team have had two goals or less.
The schedule is very tough for Exeter City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Oxford United is waiting in only three days.
Exeter find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Exeter City have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Exeter City have not lost in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) facing Bristol Rovers.Exeter City - Bristol Rovers 2-2 was the product when these squads last met, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Collins 11 goals |   J. Brown 9 goals | S. Nombe 8 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Exeter City missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Exeter City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 33 |
| 37 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 78% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 61% | 55% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 39% | 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 13% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 65% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 52% |
| 22% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 30% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 5.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 36% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 42% |
| 13.1 | 12.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bristol Rovers 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 48 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | -9 | 21 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -25 | 20 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -14 | 19 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -17 | 15 |
