League Two: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

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

Fleetwood enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol Rovers swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Fleetwood are number 18 in the table on 14 points after 13 matches. Bristol Rovers rank as number 15 with 16 points after 13 matches played.

Form: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers

Fleetwood Form

In their last three matches, Fleetwood lost 4-2 against Cheltenham, 2-1 against Exeter and drew 1-1 with Arsenal. Fleetwood managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-0 against Shrewsbury. A 1-2 defeat against Salford City followed, before a 0-0 draw with Swindon. Bristol Rovers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 12 time and letting in five.

Betting facts for Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers

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

In-form players: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers

Ronan Coughlan found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Ellis Harrison just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Fleetwood vs Bristol Rovers

Full-time result

Fleetwood won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. They drew four and lost one as well, while Bristol Rovers won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six.

Both teams to score

Fleetwood scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Bristol Rovers only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Bristol Rovers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bristol Rovers have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Fleetwood when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Fleetwood saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bristol Rovers, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.