Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Bristol Rovers in 13th and Fleetwood Town in 11th place.
Fleetwood Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only zero sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Bristol Rovers. 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
Overall League One stats at home this season for Bristol Rovers are 5-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bristol Rovers to get some points in this home game. Bristol Rovers are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Memorial Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 407 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Clarke-Harris was the last player to find the net.
Bristol Rovers lost their last game at Rotherham United (placed 1st) after a 0-3 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Coventry City (0-3).
The manager B. Garner will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bolton Wanderers in only three days.
Bristol Rovers has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Bristol Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fleetwood Town so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Fleetwood Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Bristol Rovers (placed 13th). Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Shrewsbury Town.
Fleetwood Town are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. Fleetwood Town have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fleetwood Town - Bristol Rovers 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (Bristol Rovers wins - draws - Fleetwood Town wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Madden 13 goals |   J. Clarke-Harris 9 goals |  J. Morris 7 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Fleetwood Town missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Fleetwood Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 30 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 32 |
| 88% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 80% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 60% |
| 24% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 50% | 32% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 16% |
| 40% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 68% |
| 28% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 44% | 31% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 20% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 6.8 | 6.1 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 299 | 165 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 159 | 342 |
| 87 | 54 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 50 | 109 |
| 34% | 33% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | 36% |
- Fleetwood Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
- Fleetwood Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Rotherham United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 37 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 36 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 25 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 34 | -35 | 7 |