FM Preview: Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rovers face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
No previous matches found

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Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

The away form of Bristol Rovers is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pirates have hit 9 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burton Albion's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Bristol Rovers see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 18 points from their 13 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burton Albion 6 3 1 2 7 7 10
Bristol Rovers 6 3 0 3 10 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Brewers, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burton Albion Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Bristol Rovers Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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