Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Rushden & D. | 2 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 3-0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Rushden & D. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Diamonds have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 56 points from their 40 games so far. Rushden & D. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League Two with a return of just 41 points from their 40 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol Rvs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Memorial Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rushden & D. in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Bristol Rvs. | Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Rushden & D. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |