Bristol Rovers vs Ipswich Town match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

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 14th and Ipswich Town in 10th place.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. This match was also played here at Memorial Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ipswich Town have had more rest.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

7-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Bristol Rovers so far this season.

A nice win for Bristol Rovers last time playing, versus Sunderland. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Southend United.

Bristol Rovers has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Bristol Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

8-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ipswich Town, who have the most clean sheets (8) away in League One, in their League One matches away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Ipswich Town who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Burton Albion was the last time a defeat was avoided.

F. Sears was the last player to score for the away team. Ipswich Town haven't scored a league goal in the last 216 minutes.

Ipswich Town's previous game was their home loss versus Coventry City (0-1). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Fleetwood Town.

Ipswich Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 23 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (18 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ipswich Town - Bristol Rovers 1-2. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Bristol Rovers, zero draws and one win for Ipswich Town. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers
J. Clarke-Harris
13 goals
Ipswich TownK. Jackson
K. Jackson
11 goals
Ipswich TownJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
11 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Ipswich Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Ipswich Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 18 4 Played P 5 19 36
12 7 1 Won W 2 8 14
9 6 2 Drew D 1 5 10
14 5 1 Lost L 2 6 12
38 23 3 Scored S 7 23 46
49 19 4 Conceded C 8 18 36
86% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 86%
74% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 53%
46% 39% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 32% 39%
23% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 25%
9% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 17%
43% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 37% 42%
29% 39% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 42% 36%
43% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 32% 36%
 
4.1 4.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.6 5.6
6.8 6.4 9.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.1 4.8
2 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
411 216 51 Total Shots T S 58 236 438
121 69 12 Shots on Target S O 22 85 151
31% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 30%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town has the most clean sheets (8) away
  • Ipswich Town has the most matches under the total-line (22)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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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.