Bristol Rovers vs Portsmouth Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Bristol Rovers

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Bristol Rovers will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 0-2 League One loss in their previous game against Wycombe Wanderers.

Brandon Hanlan (16') and Chem Campbell (62') scored for Wycombe Wanderers.

In their preceding six fixtures, Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers have hit the target 7 times giving them an average number of goals per match equal to 1.17.

Leading up to this clash, Bristol Rovers:

• have not won against Portsmouth in their last 2 league games.
• have not won at home in their last 5 matches in the league. Their fans aren't happy.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth head into the encounter following on from a 1-3 League One win to defeat Accrington Stanley in their most recent fixture.

For Portsmouth, the goalscorers were Joe Pigott (13'), Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (57') and Colby Bishop (81'). Korede Adedoyin (88') scored for Accrington Stanley.

John Mousinho's Portsmouth have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 12 times in the course of their most recent six matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 6.

Coming into this clash, Portsmouth haven't won against Bristol Rovers in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 21/08/2018 shows us that Bristol Rovers have won 1 of them & Portsmouth 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

A total of 18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 from The Pirates and 10 coming from Pompey. The average goals per game has been 3.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was League One match day 5 on 20/08/2022 when it finished Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol Rovers.

The match was refereed by Gavin Ward.

ℹ️ Team News: Bristol Rovers

There’s just the lone fitness concern for the Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust group. Nick Anderton (cancer) is sidelined.

ℹ️ Team News: Portsmouth

In an otherwise healthy squad, there’s just a single fitness issue for the Portsmouth manager John Mousinho to be concerned about. Jayden Reid (Knee Injury) won’t be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two, we feel that Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers could both end up scoring in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating these two teams.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. Our tip is therefore for a close game with a score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

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Lucas Pereira, 02:26 14/03/2023