League One: Bristol Rovers vs Derby – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Bristol Rovers and Derby and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bristol Rovers could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Derby this coming Saturday. Their current position in the League One standings naturally favours Derby, but Bristol Rovers won’t be short on motivation.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Derby claimed 69 points from 36 rounds, while Bristol Rovers amassed 49 points. They now rank as number 11 in the League One standings.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Derby

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Northampton, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Carlisle in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Leyton Orient in their most recent outing. Bristol Rovers only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Derby Form

Derby suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Barnsley in a 2-1 defeat. Charlton also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Derby were able to strike back in a 3-0 win against Port Vale. Derby managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Bristol Rovers and Derby

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bristol Rovers and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Bristol Rovers vs Derby

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Louie Sibley has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Derby bank on him to build on these numbers against Bristol Rovers. The latter relies on Chris Martin, who found the target four times in six games.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Memorial Stadium across all tournaments Bristol Rovers won four times, drew one and lost five times. Derby claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Derby were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Derby have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bristol Rovers only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Derby scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Derby should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Bristol Rovers only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Derby claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Bristol Rovers and Derby.

Total goals

Bristol Rovers saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Derby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Derby scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.

Suggested bet: Bristol Rovers vs Derby

To sum up, the upcoming match between Bristol Rovers and Derby seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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