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Swindon Town travel to take on Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol Rvs. was back in March 2001, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Swindon Town | 1 - 3 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 4 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 12 Sep | Swindon Town | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 19 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 4 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Pirates score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 66 points from their 44 games so far. Swindon Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 84 points from the 44 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Robins has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Swindon Town | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |