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Bristol Rvs. play host to Accrington Stanley at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Pirates won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Bristol Rvs. and Accrington S. at was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1929, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1933/1934 | Sat 09 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 14 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 4-1 | Accrington S. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Reds have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 28 points from their 22 games played so far, Accrington S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Pirates being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 12 most recent games. |