Bristol Rovers look to Memorial Stadium supporters for inspiration before Colchester United match

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

League Two: First-class vs subpar, at least based on the points won so far. Bristol Rovers - Colchester United. Home victory or a shock?

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

10-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Bristol Rovers so far this season. Bristol Rovers has recorded two wins in a row here at Memorial Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A nice win for Bristol Rovers last time playing, versus Harrogate Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Collins (2) and Anderson scoring for the victors. The striker Collins bettered all others in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.25 out of 10. Collins scored two goals and hit one key pass.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Crawley Town.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bristol have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost four.

There will be little rest for Bristol Rovers after this match as they are travelling to Northampton Town for a League Two game in only four days.

The Bristol Rovers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 18 league matches. On the other hand, Bristol have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L9 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

It's the second away game in a row for Colchester United, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Scunthorpe United (placed 24th) last time out. Midfield player Chilvers was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.2/10. Chilvers scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Port Vale.

Colchester United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, seven draws and seven defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Colchester's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Bristol Rovers and Colchester United have duelled previously this season: Colchester United - Bristol Rovers 1-1. Last seven meetings between these sides: Bristol Rovers won two, Colchester United triumphed in three and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
11 goals
Colchester UnitedF. Sears
F. Sears
10 goals
Bristol RoversA. Evans
A. Evans
8 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
16 10 4 Won W 0 5 9
9 3 0 Drew D 1 4 12
11 5 2 Lost L 4 9 15
51 27 10 Scored S 2 17 36
42 19 7 Conceded C 10 27 50
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 92%
78% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 75%
47% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 44%
25% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 22%
8% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 6%
56% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 53%
33% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 19%
14% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 36%
 
4.8 4.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.3 4.7
5.1 5.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 5
2.2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.8
8 5 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
11.8 11.5 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 11 10.8
4.3 3.7 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 3.3
33% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 27% 30%
 
12.3 11.2 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 13.3 12.5
4.2 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.3 4.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Forest Green Rovers 35 19 11 5 64 31 17 11 2 4 27 13 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 68
2 Northampton Town 36 17 9 10 43 31 18 11 3 4 26 13 18 6 6 6 17 18 12 60
3 Newport County 36 16 11 9 58 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 18 7 5 6 22 24 13 59
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 17 8 11 41 32 18 13 1 4 27 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 9 59
5 Exeter City 34 15 13 6 50 34 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 58
6 Swindon Town 36 16 10 10 59 44 18 6 7 5 28 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 15 58
7 Sutton United 35 16 9 10 53 40 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 5 5 7 22 25 13 57
8 Bristol Rovers 36 16 9 11 51 42 18 10 3 5 27 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 9 57
9 Mansfield Town 33 16 8 9 46 37 18 12 3 3 31 19 15 4 5 6 15 18 9 56
10 Port Vale 34 14 11 9 50 34 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 6 6 5 25 20 16 53
11 Salford City 34 13 10 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 18 7 3 8 20 18 7 49
12 Hartlepool United 35 13 9 13 36 44 17 9 6 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 48
13 Crawley Town 35 12 9 14 43 50 18 5 6 7 22 26 17 7 3 7 21 24 -7 45
14 Harrogate Town 35 11 10 14 52 55 17 5 6 6 26 24 18 6 4 8 26 31 -3 43
15 Bradford City 36 10 13 13 40 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 18 6 5 7 17 20 -5 43
16 Walsall 36 11 10 15 38 47 18 7 5 6 25 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -9 43
17 Carlisle United 35 10 10 15 30 47 18 5 7 6 14 19 17 5 3 9 16 28 -17 40
18 Rochdale 34 8 15 11 39 45 16 4 9 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 39
19 Colchester United 36 9 12 15 36 50 18 4 8 6 19 23 18 5 4 9 17 27 -14 39
20 Leyton Orient 34 7 15 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 16 1 10 5 16 20 6 36
21 Barrow 35 7 13 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 -10 34
22 Stevenage 36 7 13 16 32 56 18 6 6 6 21 25 18 1 7 10 11 31 -24 34
23 Oldham Athletic 34 7 10 17 34 52 16 4 3 9 21 28 18 3 7 8 13 24 -18 31
24 Scunthorpe United 36 4 12 20 25 62 18 3 5 10 13 26 18 1 7 10 12 36 -37 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 35 19 11 5 64 31 17 11 2 4 27 13 18 8 9 1 37 18 33 68
2 Northampton Town 36 17 9 10 43 31 18 11 3 4 26 13 18 6 6 6 17 18 12 60
3 Newport County 36 16 11 9 58 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 18 7 5 6 22 24 13 59
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 17 8 11 41 32 18 13 1 4 27 13 18 4 7 7 14 19 9 59
5 Exeter City 34 15 13 6 50 34 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 6 7 4 23 19 16 58
6 Swindon Town 36 16 10 10 59 44 18 6 7 5 28 19 18 10 3 5 31 25 15 58
7 Sutton United 35 16 9 10 53 40 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 5 5 7 22 25 13 57
8 Bristol Rovers 36 16 9 11 51 42 18 10 3 5 27 19 18 6 6 6 24 23 9 57
9 Mansfield Town 33 16 8 9 46 37 18 12 3 3 31 19 15 4 5 6 15 18 9 56
10 Port Vale 34 14 11 9 50 34 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 6 6 5 25 20 16 53
11 Salford City 34 13 10 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 18 7 3 8 20 18 7 49
12 Hartlepool United 35 13 9 13 36 44 17 9 6 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 48
13 Crawley Town 35 12 9 14 43 50 18 5 6 7 22 26 17 7 3 7 21 24 -7 45
14 Harrogate Town 35 11 10 14 52 55 17 5 6 6 26 24 18 6 4 8 26 31 -3 43
15 Bradford City 36 10 13 13 40 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 18 6 5 7 17 20 -5 43
16 Walsall 36 11 10 15 38 47 18 7 5 6 25 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -9 43
17 Carlisle United 35 10 10 15 30 47 18 5 7 6 14 19 17 5 3 9 16 28 -17 40
18 Rochdale 34 8 15 11 39 45 16 4 9 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 39
19 Colchester United 36 9 12 15 36 50 18 4 8 6 19 23 18 5 4 9 17 27 -14 39
20 Leyton Orient 34 7 15 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 16 1 10 5 16 20 6 36
21 Barrow 35 7 13 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 17 4 4 9 14 20 -10 34
22 Stevenage 36 7 13 16 32 56 18 6 6 6 21 25 18 1 7 10 11 31 -24 34
23 Oldham Athletic 34 7 10 17 34 52 16 4 3 9 21 28 18 3 7 8 13 24 -18 31
24 Scunthorpe United 36 4 12 20 25 62 18 3 5 10 13 26 18 1 7 10 12 36 -37 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.