FM Preview: Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion fixture

Bristol Rovers prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Burton Albion 2 - 1 Bristol Rvs. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Pirates score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

The away form of Burton Albion is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Brewers have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Bristol Rovers see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 51 points from their 42 games played so far,

Burton Albion find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 42 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol Rovers 6 1 3 2 4 7 6
Burton Albion 6 2 2 2 5 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Burton Albion is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Pirates in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol Rovers Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Burton Albion Not won in previous 10 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.

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