Ace Football previews the League Two round 43 match between Bristol Rovers and Crawley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Crawley come to Memorial Stadium for the League Two match this coming Saturday, Bristol Rovers will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Bristol Rovers approach the next League Two round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 52 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Crawley amassed 37 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.
Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Crawley
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 2-0 win against Accrington. They went on to beat Fleetwood by 1-0, before also getting the better of Harrogate Town in a 2-3 victory. Bristol Rovers have been in potent form at Memorial Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six League Two matches here. They also hammered in 11 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.
Crawley Form
Crawley won twice in their last three matches as Gillingham were defeated by 2-0, before they beat Newport 0-2. Grimsby proved too strong, though, and a 0-2 defeat followed. Crawley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring five time and letting in two.
Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Crawley
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 Crawley played across all tournaments.
- Bristol Rovers have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Bristol Rovers have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 8 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol Rovers have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 8 Bristol Rovers matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Crawley away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Crawley away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Crawley matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Crawley matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Bristol Rovers vs Crawley
Harry McKirdy shows decent form right now for Crawley, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bristol Rovers, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Ellis Harrison also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.
Betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Crawley
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Bristol Rovers won seven times and lost three as well. Crawley won two times, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Bristol Rovers won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Crawley have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Crawley scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Crawley managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
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 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in one of the last ten matches that Crawley played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.
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