Bristol Rovers have some lost ground to recover from their 17th place, and the job starts against Newport County. Read more!
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (9) in League Two
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.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Bristol Rovers have to build on here at Memorial Stadium in the League Two.
The home team returns to Memorial Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Colchester United (placed 19th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. The striker Brett Pitman bettered all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Pitman scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Bradford City that finished 2-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bristol Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost four.
The Bristol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Bristol Rovers have conceded 8 goals.
Newport County form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. With three draws in a row for Newport the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Newport's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Carlisle United that finished 2-2. Dom Telford, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.4. Telford scored two goals.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Exeter City that ended 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newport playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Newport County wins, five draws and five defeats.
The visiting Newport have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Newport have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bristol-Newport County H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Bristol Rovers two wins, Newport County two wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Telford 4 goals |  B. Pitman 3 goals | R. Willmott 3 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Newport County missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Newport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 54% |
| 23% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.1 | 11.2 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 58% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 28% |
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in League Two
- Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (9) in League Two
- Newport County 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Sutton United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 11 | Barrow | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Newport County | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Salford City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 11 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 8 |