Ace Football previews the League Two game between Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Fleetwood hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Bristol Rovers over to the Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood for a round 2 match.
Fleetwood got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.
Form: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Form
Fleetwood have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Newport by 2-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Bradford, before achieving a 0-2 win against Barnet. Fleetwood just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers lost their previous three matches by 0-2 against Reading, 4-1 against Blackpool and 0-1 against Harrogate Town. Bristol Rovers came through their last six away games in the League Two with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded seven.
Betting stats for Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Fleetwood home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Fleetwood home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fleetwood home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fleetwood home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Fleetwood matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Bristol Rovers have lost 11 of the last 13 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Bristol Rovers away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Bristol Rovers away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers
Elliot Bonds hit the target once in six League Two, while Connor Taylor scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood.
Popular betting markets: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers
Full-time result
Fleetwood won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They drew five and lost two as well, while Bristol Rovers won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Fleetwood in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Fleetwood scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Bristol Rovers only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Fleetwood probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Bristol Rovers managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Fleetwood saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments. They scored 0.5 times on average in the process.
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