League One: Peterborough vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 7 match between Peterborough and Bristol Rovers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Bristol Rovers come to Weston Homes Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Peterborough will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Peterborough are placed 11th with seven points after five matches. Bristol Rovers occupy a position as 14th in the league on seven points.

Team form: Peterborough vs Bristol Rovers

Peterborough Form

In has been a bit of everything for Peterborough in their previous three matches, where they first beat Exeter by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Wrexham, before an encounter with Lincoln City produced a 1-1 draw. Peterborough just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Weston Homes Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

In their last three matches, Bristol Rovers won 2-0 win against Cambridge U, lost 2-1 against Barnsley and lost 0-4 against Wigan. Bristol Rovers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring nine time and letting in four.

Betting facts for Peterborough 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 Peterborough and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Peterborough vs Bristol Rovers

Promise Omochere shows decent form right now for Bristol Rovers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Peterborough, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Kwame Poku also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

Peterborough claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bristol Rovers won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Peterborough have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 10 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Peterborough only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Bristol Rovers should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Peterborough failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Bristol Rovers managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Peterborough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process. Amazingly, Peterborough failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Suggested bet: Peterborough vs Bristol Rovers

To sum up, the upcoming match between Peterborough and Bristol Rovers 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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