League One duel: Close contest expected between Bristol Rovers and Wycombe Wanderers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

This could be an absorbing game as Bristol Rovers have their supposed home advantage, while Wycombe Wanderers have an edge of 1 point in the League One standings.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (17) in League One
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Bristol Rovers so far this season.

Bristol Rovers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Accrington Stanley (0-2). Defender Connolly got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.24/10. Connolly hit one key pass and won 6 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that game, a home defeat in the EFL Trophy against Plymouth Argyle. This is expected to be a close game, with Bristol Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bristol Rovers as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Bristol Rovers has won 9 of these, drawn 1 and lost 5.

An interesting fact: 11 of the latest 14 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.

A decent goal production from Bristol Rovers in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

The manager Ainsworth was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Adams Park. Wanderers suffered a 0-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday (placed 2nd). Defender Jacobson was the best team player with a rating of 7.6. Jacobson won 8 of 14 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Peterborough United at their stadium, the result 3-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wycombe Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Wycombe Wanderers wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Observe: 8 of the last 10 league matches involving this club have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oxford United in just three days.

The visiting Wycombe Wanderers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Wycombe Wanderers have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Bristol Rovers.

The two combatants have met previously this season: Wycombe Wanderers - Bristol 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
13 goals
Bristol RoversJ. Coburn
J. Coburn
9 goals
Wycombe WanderersA. Mehmeti
A. Mehmeti
8 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Bristol Rovers Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 3 13 26
10 5 1 Won W 1 5 11
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 5
10 4 0 Lost L 1 6 10
42 21 3 Scored S 2 14 33
45 22 2 Conceded C 3 14 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 92% 96%
81% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 65%
63% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 46% 46%
37% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 19%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
67% 69% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 42%
19% 23% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 46% 38%
15% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 23%
 
4.9 6.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 5.5
6 5.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 7.8 6.6
2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.7 12.8 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 11.5 13.3
4.1 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.8 4.6
38% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 28%
 
13.3 12.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 18.3 17 15
4.2 4.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.7 4.7 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have the most matches over the total-line (17) in League One
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Plymouth Argyle 27 17 7 3 47 27 13 12 0 1 25 9 14 5 7 2 22 18 20 58
2 Sheffield Wednesday 26 16 7 3 46 18 13 8 4 1 30 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 28 55
3 Ipswich Town 26 14 9 3 48 26 13 7 5 1 23 10 13 7 4 2 25 16 22 51
4 Derby County 25 12 8 5 36 19 12 8 2 2 23 10 13 4 6 3 13 9 17 44
5 Bolton Wanderers 26 12 8 6 33 20 14 8 4 2 19 8 12 4 4 4 14 12 13 44
6 Barnsley 24 12 4 8 30 23 12 7 1 4 17 13 12 5 3 4 13 10 7 40
7 Peterborough United 25 12 2 11 41 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 13 4 1 8 17 22 10 38
8 Wycombe Wanderers 26 11 5 10 33 27 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 6 38
9 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 42 45 13 5 4 4 21 22 14 5 3 6 21 23 -3 37
10 Exeter City 26 9 8 9 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 17 13 4 4 5 20 20 2 35
11 Port Vale 25 10 5 10 27 34 12 5 3 4 13 13 13 5 2 6 14 21 -7 35
12 Charlton Athletic 26 8 10 8 40 36 14 6 5 3 26 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 4 34
13 Oxford United 25 8 8 9 31 28 12 4 3 5 16 13 13 4 5 4 15 15 3 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 9 5 11 27 29 13 5 2 6 13 17 12 4 3 5 14 12 -2 32
15 Portsmouth 23 7 10 6 29 30 12 3 7 2 17 15 11 4 3 4 12 15 -1 31
16 Lincoln City 25 6 12 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 30
17 Fleetwood Town 25 6 11 8 29 27 12 2 5 5 11 12 13 4 6 3 18 15 2 29
18 Cheltenham Town 25 8 4 13 21 30 12 5 1 6 13 16 13 3 3 7 8 14 -9 28
19 Accrington Stanley 24 6 7 11 23 38 12 3 5 4 16 18 12 3 2 7 7 20 -15 25
20 Morecambe 25 5 9 11 26 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 12 1 4 7 10 19 -9 24
21 Cambridge United 25 7 3 15 22 41 13 5 2 6 12 16 12 2 1 9 10 25 -19 24
22 Milton Keynes Dons 25 6 4 15 23 36 13 2 3 8 10 20 12 4 1 7 13 16 -13 22
23 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -22 22
24 Forest Green Rovers 26 5 6 15 22 50 13 4 0 9 10 23 13 1 6 6 12 27 -28 21

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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.