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Bristol Rovers FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Bristol Rovers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Memorial Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Stuart Sinclair 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Memorial Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Hobday
  • Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Referee Tom Reeves

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

3
2
6
Bristol Rovers FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 2018-10-13 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Oxford United FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Walsall FC A 3–1 W
22 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
15 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–4 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 0–0 D
29 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–1 W
22 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
15 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Bristol Rovers FC host Burton Albion FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Gavin Reilly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The 41-year-old Tony Craig has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Burton Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Kelly is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Burton Albion FC.
  • 30' Bristol Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Burton Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Stuart Sinclair. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' A tactical swap from Bristol Rovers FC — Liam Sercombe on, Gavin Reilly off on 53 minutes.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Edward Upson is replaced by Chris Lines on 58 minute.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Quinn, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 72' Scott Fraser is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Fox at the 72 minute mark.
  • 75' Burton Albion FC make a change. David Templeton trudges off to be replaced by William Miller on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol Rovers FC and Burton Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' The whistle greets Michael Kelly as he departs to be replaced by Tom Nichols.
  • 90' Burton Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Clough

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antony Evans 3
Bez Lubala 2
Aaron Collins 2
Charlie Kirk 1
Isaac Hutchinson 1
Lucas Akins 1
Joe Powell 1
Luke Thomas 1

Head to Head

2019-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC 2018-10-13 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2018-12-29 Oxford United FC 0–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2018-12-26 Walsall FC 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC W 2018-12-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2018-12-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2018-12-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–4 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2019-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2018-12-29 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2018-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2018-12-22 Luton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2018-12-15 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L 2018-12-08 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Bristol Rovers FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol Rovers FC37% Draw34% Burton Albion FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
63%
Bristol Rovers FC or Burton Albion FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC21% Draw59% Burton Albion FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.