FootyMAD Cambridge United match preview

Last updated : 17 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United fixture

Bristol Rvs prepare to entertain Cambridge United at Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 12 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Bristol Rvs running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 19 AprBristol Rvs3-1Camb. UtdLD3
2002/2003Sat 21 DecCamb. Utd3 - 1Bristol RvsLD3
2000/2001Sat 24 FebBristol Rvs2 - 1Camb. UtdLD2
2000/2001Sat 23 SepCamb. Utd0 - 3Bristol RvsLD2
1999/2000Sat 08 AprCamb. Utd1 - 1Bristol RvsLD2
1999/2000Mon 03 JanBristol Rvs1 - 0Camb. UtdLD2
1994/1995Wed 15 MarBristol Rvs2 - 1Camb. UtdLD2

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 5 conceded.

Camb. Utd have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Bristol Rvs lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 20 points from their 13 games so far. Camb. Utd see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs62048126
Camb. Utd62221098

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Camb. Utd is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Pirates in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Camb. Utd 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.