Faithful supporters at Memorial Stadium haven’t seen many wins this season, with Bristol Rovers struggling in the 17th spot. The opposing Rochdale will attempt to defend their higher league place in this fixture.
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bristol Rovers and Rochdale.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Bristol Rovers have played 10 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The Bristol Rovers fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Memorial Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Port Vale (placed 3rd). The talented striker Aaron Collins outperformed all the other footballers in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.35 out of 10. Collins scored one goal.
Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Sutton United in a game that was won 2-1.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 13 games. Bristol Rovers has won five of these, drawn three and lost five.
Bristol has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bristol Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Rochdale form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Rochdale are travelling again after losing away to Hartlepool United in their previous match (1-2). Rochdale were so close to getting something from the game against Hartlepool United, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Attacker Josh Andrews got a player rating of 7.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Andrews scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Plymouth Argyle.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Rochdale in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rochdale, two draws and three defeats.
Rochdale are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Rochdale have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bristol two wins, four draws and Rochdale four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Newby 5 goals | J. Beesley 5 goals |  S. Nicholson 4 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 55% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 65% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 20% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.2 | 13.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 54% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 45% | 37% |
| 11.8 | 11.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.4 | 12.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 8 | Newport County | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | Salford City | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Barrow | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 15 |