League One: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Bristol Rovers and Exeter who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bristol Rovers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Exeter swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting bottom of the table, Bristol Rovers have claimed 42 points after 41 rounds, while Exeter have amassed 49 points. This places the latter as number 15 in the League One at the moment.

Form: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-2 against Mansfield, before Birmingham won 1-2, while Bolton claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Bristol Rovers won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.

Exeter Form

In has been a bit of everything for Exeter in their previous three matches, as they first beat Barnsley by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Stockport County, before an encounter with Wigan produced a 1-1 draw. Exeter claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Exeter

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 Bristol Rovers and Exeter played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter

Chris Martin found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Josh Magennis just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Bristol Rovers claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Exeter won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Bristol Rovers lost their last 5 matches. Exeter have beaten Bristol Rovers in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Exeter only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Exeter will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Bristol Rovers managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Exeter have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Bristol Rovers when playing at away ground.

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 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Exeter’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Bristol Rovers conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.