On Sat Feb 18th, in week 33, Bristol Rovers will host Burton Albion in a meeting of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Bristol Rovers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Ipswich Town. Neither Bristol Rovers nor Ipswich Town could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 22 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Bristol Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed Burton Albion is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Portsmouth. Dane Scarlett scored the first goal for Portsmouth in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Burton Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Portsmouth ran away with the shutout win. Burton Albion is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Pirelli Stadium, Bristol Rovers won by a score of 4 to 0. Antony Evans struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 4th minute, then Connolly added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Antony Evans In the end, Burton Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Bristol Rovers ran away with the shutout win.
Burton Albion is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dale Taylor and Simon Eastwood each only have 1 goal in their last 5.