Bristol Rovers manager B. Garner looking for three points in Northampton Town showdown

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

The Bristol Rovers manager B. Garner attacks this game with the team placed 24th so far. In the visitors dressing room Northampton Town and their manager K. Curle are in 10th place before this match.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first League One game of the season here at Memorial Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from Bristol Rovers's 18 home games.

No payout for Bristol Rovers in their previous match, an away game at Doncaster Rovers that ended in defeat 1-4. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ipswich Town (0-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bristol handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and two defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bristol as they are travelling to their away game against Oxford United in the EFL Trophy. That match is three days after this one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Bristol Rovers at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Only one away game in the League One so far for Northampton Town and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 victories, 5 draws and 7 losses from 18 travels. Northampton has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Cheltenham Town.

Home advantage was not enough for Northampton in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Hull City, 0-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Shrewsbury Town.

We have checked recent matches where Northampton Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, one draw and four defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Southampton U21 in just three days.

Northampton Town have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bristol Rovers victories, three draws and two Northampton Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Bristol Rovers missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Northampton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored S 2 2 4
7 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
19 5 0 Total Shots T S 11 11 33
5 2 0 Shots on Target S O 5 5 9
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 44%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers has the the worst goal difference (-5) in League One
Bristol Rovers Last season Northampton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 18   Played P   20 40
12 7   Won W   8 19
9 6   Drew D   5 7
14 5   Lost L   7 14
38 23   Scored S   30 61
49 19   Conceded C   26 42
86% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
74% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 75%
46% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 48%
23% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 25%
9% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 10%
43% 44%   BTTS BTTS   50% 42%
29% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 38%
43% 33%   Failed to Score F T   15% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
2 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
411 216   Total Shots T S   245 527
121 69   Shots on Target S O   84 182
31% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Hull City 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 9
3 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 7
4 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Swindon Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
7 Gillingham 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 5
10 Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
13 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 -2 3
17 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
18 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Peterborough United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
20 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
22 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
24 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
Last season 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
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 9
2 Hull City 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 5 9
3 Doncaster Rovers 3 2 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 7
4 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
5 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Swindon Town 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
7 Gillingham 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
9 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 5
10 Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 3
13 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
15 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Burton Albion 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 -2 3
17 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
18 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
19 Peterborough United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
20 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
22 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1
23 Rochdale 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
24 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1

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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.