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Bristol Rvs face a trip to Swansea City at Vetch Field on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Pirates have won 9 of the 33 games compared to the host's 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Bristol Rvs inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Swans in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Swansea | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs | 3 - 1 | Swansea | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Bristol Rvs | 4 - 1 | Swansea | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Swansea | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Bristol Rvs | 1 - 0 | Swansea | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Swansea | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Swansea | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Bristol Rvs is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pirates have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 30 points from 16 games. Bristol Rvs's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Bristol Rvs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bristol Rvs | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |