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Bristol Rvs. play host to Tranmere Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Pirates have tasted victory on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol Rvs. was more than a decade ago, in February 1993, the Pirates carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Fri 11 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 20 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1-0 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 28 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Fri 23 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sun 20 May | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | ASSM |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 23 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 3 conceded.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 29 matches. Tranmere Rvs.'s total of 51 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol Rvs. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Tranmere Rvs. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |