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Swindon Town face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Pirates carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Pirates have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Swindon Town is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 43 matches. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 54 points from their 43 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pirates, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. |
| Swindon Town | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |