FM Preview: Bristol Rovers v Aldershot Town 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol Rovers v Aldershot Town fixture

Bristol Rovers prepare to entertain Aldershot Town at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Pirates have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2010, the Pirates carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 05 Oct Bristol Rvs. 1-0 Aldershot Tn. (Associate Members)
2001/2002 Tue 27 Nov Bristol Rvs. 1 - 0 Aldershot Tn. F.A. Cup
2001/2002 Sat 17 Nov Aldershot Tn. 0 - 0 Bristol Rvs. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

The away form of Aldershot Town however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Shots, and 5 goals against.

Bristol Rovers's 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Aldershot Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol Rovers 6 1 2 3 7 12 5
Aldershot Town 6 4 2 0 9 3 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Pirates at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Shots come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol Rovers Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Aldershot Town Undefeated in last 3 away games.
7 games since last defeat.

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