League Two: Stevenage are 8 points after Bristol Rovers, but are inspired to go all in. Get ready!
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Bristol Rovers could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.
Stevenage form and stats
All-inclusive League Two stats at home this season for Stevenage are 6-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Stevenage's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Cuthbert was their last goal scorer.
Stevenage shared the glory with Barrow in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The goalie Pym was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.43 out of ten. Pym topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Bradford City (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Stevenage perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stevenage as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Stevenage has won five of these, drawn six and lost two.
The Stevenage fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 16 matches. On the other hand, Stevenage have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-6-5 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bristol Rovers goalkeeper James Belshaw is eager to challenge this, with his 239 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Bristol Rovers won their last game, 2-0 versus Sutton United played at home. Attacker Collins got a player rating of 8.13 in the game. "Man of the match" Collins scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A draw for Bristol before that, at their own venue hosting Mansfield Town (0-0).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Bristol Rovers in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bristol Rovers, four draws and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Bristol Rovers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Leyton Orient is waiting in only three days.
Bristol find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bristol Rovers have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other previously this campaign: Bristol Rovers - Stevenage 0-2. Numbers for the last four meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Stevenage, one draw and zero wins for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  E. List 8 goals | L. Norris 'Hacker' 7 goals |  A. Collins 6 goals |
Stevenage missing players
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| Stevenage | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 30 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 46 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 88% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 69% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 44% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | 48% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 28% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 10% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 79% | 62% |
| 28% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 28% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 25% | 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 28% | 35% |
| 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Bristol Rovers 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 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 55 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
| 5 | Sutton United | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 50 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| 7 | Newport County | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 48 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Salford City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 41 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -8 | 40 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -1 | 38 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 33 |
| 18 | Walsall | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 32 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 31 |
| 20 | Barrow | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 31 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -19 | 28 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 26 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -31 | 22 |
