Bristol Rovers have 33 points playing as the home side. Walsall have 29 points playing the role of visitors. Could we look at anything else than a home win?
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
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 Walsall.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Bristol Rovers have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Memorial Stadium.
A strong away win for Bristol against Scunthorpe United the last match, as Clarke, Evans and Grant were on target. Thomas (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Thomas served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Swindon Town the opponent.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 Rovers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost four.
Bristol Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Memorial Stadium with 19 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bristol Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Walsall form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Walsall so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Walsall who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Newport County was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Walsall failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Bradford City (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Midfielder Earing was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.3. Earing hit three key passes.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Exeter City.Walsall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
Goals are few and far between in Walsall's away league games. Only 10 goals from 12 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the participants met earlier this campaign; Walsall - Bristol Rovers 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Bristol wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Miller 8 goals |   A. Evans 5 goals | S. Nicholson 4 goals |
Bristol Rovers missing players
Walsall missing players
| Bristol Rovers | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 73% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 67% | 58% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 58% |
| 21% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 23% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 27% |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 10 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 51% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 31% |
| 12 | 11.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3 | 3.2 |
- 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.
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 55 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Newport County | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 9 | Salford City | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 32 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | Walsall | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 28 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -27 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 18 |
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