The League One game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday will see home team Bristol Rovers playing against opponents Peterborough United.
Our tips, poll and stats for Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Bristol Rovers
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Bristol Rovers are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-0 League One success vs Cambridge United.
The only scorer from Bristol Rovers was Chris Martin (87').
A common feature of more recent Bristol Rovers games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their prior 6 matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost.
Ahead of this clash, Bristol Rovers have not emerged victorious against Peterborough United in their previous 2 matches in the league.
Peterborough United
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Peterborough United will go into the encounter following on from a 4-1 League One win with the downing of Fleetwood Town in their previous fixture.
For Peterborough United, the goalscorers were Malik Mothersille (17'), Archie Collins (81') and Jonson Clarke-Harris (95', 96'). Bosun Lawal (1') was the scorer for Fleetwood Town.
In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Peterborough United, at least three goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per match during that time is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by Peterborough United equalling 1.33. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out if the trend might continue on here in this game.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head clashes dating back to 03/11/2020 shows us that Bristol Rovers have won 1 of these and Peterborough United 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
A sum of 8 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 2 of them for The Pirates and 6 being from The Posh. The average goals per game has been 1.33.
The previous league meeting between the two was League One match day 10 on 30/09/2023 when it ended Peterborough United 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
The match was refereed by Ben Toner.
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Team News: Bristol Rovers
The Bristol Rovers boss Matt Taylor will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash owing to a fully healthy squad ready to go.
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Team News: Peterborough United
Thanks to a mainly available squad, there is just the lone fitness worry for the Peterborough United gaffer Darren Ferguson to be concerned with. Jeando Fuchs (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Bristol Rovers will likely create enough chances to find the net against this Peterborough United outfit, although just one goal probably won’t quite be good enough.
We’re therefore tipping a 1-2 win for Peterborough United after 90 minutes. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
06:01 19/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Bristol Rovers
Formed: 1883
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (9,832)
Captain: Sam Finley
Chairman: Wael al-Qadi
Manager: Matt Taylor
Competitions: League One position 15
🔑 Key Player: Luke Thomas
Mostly deployed in the Right Wing position, Luke Thomas was born in England. After making a first senior appearance for Derby County in the 2017 - 2018 season, the skilful Forward has got 5 league goals in this League One 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 34 appearances.