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Fleetwood Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Fleetwood Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Highbury Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Luke Leahy
Y 29' Abumere Ogogo
Paddy Madden 42' Y
Danny Andrew 45' Y
Paul Coutts 85' Y
Y 89' Jonson Clarke-Harris

Overview

Match Preview

Fleetwood Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Barry Gordon
  • Referee Paul Marsden
  • Referee
  • Referee Richard Woodward

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
2
Fleetwood Town FC 10 games · Avg 1.7 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-04-27 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Rochdale AFC A 3–2 W
21 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
14 Dec Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
23 Nov Tranmere Rovers FC H 2–1 W
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L
21 Dec Peterborough United FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W
07 Dec Southend United FC H 4–2 W
23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 4–3 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fleetwood Town FC and Bristol Rovers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Bristol Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Paddy Madden, a Ireland , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Leahy is booked for Bristol Rovers FC — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' It’s high time Ben Garner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Bristol Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' The referee shows Bristol Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edward Upson, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Lewie Coyle has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 42' Paddy Madden has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Andrew on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 46 minute. Abumere Ogogo leaves to be changed by Tom Nichols.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Alex Cairns has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Joey Barton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' Fleetwood Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' Bristol Rovers FC have won 317 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Fleetwood Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Conor McAleny is hanging Josh Morris on the field on 82 minute.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Cameron Hargreaves is replaced by Michael Kelly on 84 minute.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Fleetwood Town FC. Paul Coutts will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Jonson Clarke-Harris is booked for Bristol Rovers FC — Yellow card on 89.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Garner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jayden Stockley 2
Callum Camps 2
Shaun Rooney 2
Ashley Hunter 1
Grant Ward 1
James Clarke 1
Lewis Gibson 1
Gavin Reilly 1

Head to Head

2019-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-04-27 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2019-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-12-26 Rochdale AFC 2–3 Fleetwood Town FC W 2019-12-21 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2019-12-14 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-12-07 Blackpool FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2019-11-23 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Tranmere Rovers FC W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-12-26 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-12-21 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Peterborough United FC D 2019-12-14 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-12-07 Bristol Rovers FC 4–2 Southend United FC W 2019-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–4 Bristol Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99 Fleetwood Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Fleetwood Town FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fleetwood Town FC36% Draw32% Bristol Rovers FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Bristol Rovers FC
64%
Fleetwood Town FC or Bristol Rovers FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC23% Draw55% Bristol Rovers FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
2.2%
3 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap Fleetwood Town FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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