Betting preview: Bristol Rovers faced with a tough challenge when Sunderland visits

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

The visiting Sunderland side should be favourites in this visit to Bristol Rovers, as the away team holds a 30 point advantage from their 35 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League One

Bristol have less rest than Sunderland in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Memorial Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sunderland have had more rest.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers have collected 20 points from their League One home games so far after 6-2-10. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bristol to get some points in this home game.

E. Upson was the last player to score a league goal for Bristol Rovers and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bristol haven't scored in 238 minutes.

Bristol's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Swindon Town (placed 19th). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Plymouth Argyle.

The Bristol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 18 matches. Bristol's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sunderland form and stats

Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League One, have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 9-7-1 from 17 games. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sunderland, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Sunderland played 1-1 against Lincoln City in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Accrington Stanley.

Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 17 games. It's not easy to score on Sunderland as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Bristol Rovers and Sunderland have met before this season: Sunderland - Bristol 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Bristol one win, one draw and Sunderland four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
23 goals
Bristol RoversB. Hanlan
B. Hanlan
7 goals
Bristol RoversL. Leahy
L. Leahy
6 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 17 35
9 6 2 Won W 3 9 17
7 2 0 Drew D 2 7 13
21 10 3 Lost L 1 1 5
36 21 6 Scored S 11 30 54
59 26 8 Conceded C 4 10 27
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 94%
76% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 82% 77%
41% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 41% 37%
24% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 24% 20%
19% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
46% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 49%
19% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 65% 49%
46% 39% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.5 11.6 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 13.6 13.1
3.3 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.6
30% 32% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 35% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (27) in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in League One
  • Sunderland have the most clean sheets (11) away in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 36 20 6 10 58 37 17 13 2 2 36 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 21 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Blackpool 34 16 8 10 42 30 16 8 5 3 20 14 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 56
7 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
8 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
9 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
10 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
11 Oxford United 36 15 8 13 49 42 17 8 4 5 22 14 19 7 4 8 27 28 7 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 11 13 10 39 39 16 4 7 5 21 21 18 7 6 5 18 18 0 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 37 9 9 19 32 53 19 6 4 9 15 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 36
21 Bristol Rovers 37 9 7 21 36 59 18 6 2 10 21 26 19 3 5 11 15 33 -23 34
22 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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 Hull City 37 21 6 10 62 30 18 11 2 5 21 9 19 10 4 5 41 21 32 69
2 Peterborough United 36 20 6 10 58 37 17 13 2 2 36 14 19 7 4 8 22 23 21 66
3 Sunderland 35 17 13 5 54 27 18 8 6 4 24 17 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 64
4 Lincoln City 36 18 8 10 54 38 19 8 3 8 28 26 17 10 5 2 26 12 16 62
5 Doncaster Rovers 34 17 6 11 53 44 18 11 4 3 32 19 16 6 2 8 21 25 9 57
6 Blackpool 34 16 8 10 42 30 16 8 5 3 20 14 18 8 3 7 22 16 12 56
7 Charlton Athletic 37 15 11 11 54 50 18 6 5 7 30 33 19 9 6 4 24 17 4 56
8 Portsmouth 35 16 7 12 51 38 19 7 5 7 25 20 16 9 2 5 26 18 13 55
9 Gillingham 37 16 6 15 53 49 19 8 3 8 27 28 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 54
10 Ipswich Town 35 16 6 13 39 37 19 10 3 6 20 16 16 6 3 7 19 21 2 54
11 Oxford United 36 15 8 13 49 42 17 8 4 5 22 14 19 7 4 8 27 28 7 53
12 Accrington Stanley 35 15 8 12 49 44 18 9 4 5 24 16 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 53
13 Milton Keynes Dons 37 14 9 14 54 52 18 7 7 4 29 23 19 7 2 10 25 29 2 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 36 14 9 13 44 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 5 4 9 17 27 -2 51
15 Fleetwood Town 37 13 11 13 41 32 19 8 7 4 24 13 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 50
16 Plymouth Argyle 37 13 9 15 47 58 19 10 4 5 29 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -11 48
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 11 13 10 39 39 16 4 7 5 21 21 18 7 6 5 18 18 0 46
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 46 61 18 5 2 11 23 36 18 6 6 6 23 25 -15 41
19 Swindon Town 37 11 4 22 44 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 18 4 3 11 23 35 -21 37
20 Northampton Town 37 9 9 19 32 53 19 6 4 9 15 22 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 36
21 Bristol Rovers 37 9 7 21 36 59 18 6 2 10 21 26 19 3 5 11 15 33 -23 34
22 Wigan Athletic 36 9 7 20 39 64 17 3 4 10 18 35 19 6 3 10 21 29 -25 34
23 AFC Wimbledon 35 7 12 16 35 59 16 3 4 9 18 30 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 33
24 Rochdale 36 7 11 18 46 67 18 1 8 9 20 38 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 32

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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.