With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Crewe Alexandra fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Bristol Rovers.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Alexandra nor Bristol Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Crewe Alexandra have collected 20 points from their League One home games so far after 6-2-3. The last three games played by Crewe Alexandra, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
An away draw last time out for Crewe Alexandra, facing Plymouth Argyle in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Rochdale that finished 3-3.
The Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Dave Richards was crucial in the match against Plymouth Argyle last time out, making eight saves.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Alexandra's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn one and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Alexandra, as the League One home game vs AFC Wimbledon is only four days away.
The Crewe Alexandra fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Alexandra have conceded only 10 goals.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bristol Rovers in their League One matches away.
The manager P. Tisdale was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Memorial Stadium. Bristol Rovers suffered a 0-1 loss to Charlton Athletic (placed 6th). A 0-1 loss hosting AFC Wimbledon before that.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bristol when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing one and winning two games.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Oxford United.
Bristol have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Bristol in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Crewe Alexandra, four draws and zero wins for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Finney 6 goals | O. Dale 6 goals |  M. Mandron 6 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 29 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 73% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 79% |
| 36% | 36% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 50% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 18% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13.5 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 29% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 34% |
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | Hull City | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 21 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |