Bristol Rovers vs Sunderland: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 10.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

Bristol Rovers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 17 points behind Sunderland.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bristol Rovers and Sunderland.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers have collected 24 points from their League One home games so far after 6-6-5. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bristol Rovers to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that Bristol Rovers will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the League One game against Southend United (placed 22nd). Before that game, the home loss against Shrewsbury Town with the scoreline 0-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Ipswich Town in only four days. This game is also played here at Memorial Stadium.

The Bristol Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 17 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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Sunderland form and stats

Playing away, Sunderland have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the League One this season.

Sunderland played 2-2 against Gillingham in their previous match. Prior to that match, the Sunderland manager P. Parkinson faced defeat when travelling to Coventry City and losing 0-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Blackpool.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Sunderland in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sunderland - Bristol Rovers 3-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Bristol Rovers won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Sunderland has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers
J. Clarke-Harris
11 goals
Sunderland
L. Gooch
10 goals
Sunderland
C. Maguire
10 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 16 35
11 6 2 Won W 1 6 16
9 6 3 Drew D 1 3 11
14 5 1 Lost L 3 7 8
36 21 7 Scored S 3 13 48
49 19 5 Conceded C 6 17 30
85% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
74% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 69%
47% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 40%
24% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 17%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
44% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 49%
26% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 31%
44% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 26%
 
4 4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 5.4
6.9 6.6 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.3
2 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.6 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
394 207 71 Total Shots T S 45 169 414
117 66 20 Shots on Target S O 15 46 131
31% 32% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 37%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Sunderland has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 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 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 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 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
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 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
5 Sunderland 35 16 11 8 48 30 19 10 8 1 35 13 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 59
6 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 51 34 17 12 5 0 34 13 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 59
7 Fleetwood Town 34 16 11 7 49 36 18 10 7 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 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 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 6 7 3 17 12 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 47
13 Blackpool 34 11 12 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 18 2 10 6 17 20 2 45
14 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
15 Bristol Rovers 34 11 9 14 36 49 17 6 6 5 21 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -13 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 33 7 8 18 34 59 17 3 6 8 19 26 16 4 2 10 15 33 -25 29
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 33 5 10 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 16 1 2 13 8 41 -39 13

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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.