Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Rochdale at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2005, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1-2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers 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, 9 to 7.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Dale have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Rochdale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 2 points from their 6 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pirates's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rochdale. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
Rochdale | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |