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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Swansea City at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 6 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was just last season, in August 2002, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 3-1 | Swansea City | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Swansea City | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Swans have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 42 matches. Swansea City's 55 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Bristol Rvs., and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |