Ace Football previews the League Two game between Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Chesterfield go up against Bristol Rovers this coming Saturday for a League Two meeting at Memorial Stadium.
Form: Bristol Rovers vs Chesterfield
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Milton Keynes Dons, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Newport in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Walsall in their most recent outing. Bristol Rovers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.
Chesterfield Form
Chesterfield have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Newport, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-1 win against Salford City. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Walsall. Chesterfield claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield
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 Chesterfield played across all tournaments.
- Bristol Rovers have lost 7 of the last 9 home matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Bristol Rovers matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol Rovers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Chesterfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Chesterfield matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Chesterfield away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Chesterfield away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Bristol Rovers claimed a modest three 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 six. Chesterfield won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Chesterfield have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Chesterfield scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Bristol Rovers managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol Rovers, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Chesterfield played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.
