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England Division Three (South)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Newport County | 42 | 1.29 | 55 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 1.36 | 52 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 1.39 | 49 | L0-1 | L3-6 | |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 1.22 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 5 | Reading | 42 | 1.17 | 46 | L2-4 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 1.39 | 44 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 1.19 | 44 | D3-3 | D0-0 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.97 | 44 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 0.94 | 44 | W5-0 | L1-2 | |
| 10 | Aldershot | 42 | 0.80 | 44 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Notts County | 42 | 1.09 | 43 | D0-0 | L1-3 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 0.95 | 41 | W4-1 | L2-3 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 0.94 | 41 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 14 | Exeter City | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | W4-1 | L1-2 | |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 42 | 0.90 | 39 | W1-0 | L2-5 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 0.71 | 39 | W3-0 | W3-1 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.88 | 38 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.90 | 37 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 42 | 0.77 | 37 | L0-1 | D2-2 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0.96 | 35 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 42 | 0.99 | 33 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 0.90 | 33 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 21st | 18th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Drawn | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Lost | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 18th | 12th | 13th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-3-2 | 4-1-1 | 0-3-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-11 | 11-3 | 10-17 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 15th | 21st | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 55 | 30 | 25 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 13th | 9th | 16th |
| Goals conceded | 61 | 17 | 44 |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 18th | 11th |
| Goal difference | -6 | +13 | -19 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 13th | 21st | 5th |
| Goal total | 116 | 47 | 69 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 9 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-5 | 3-2-1 | 1-2-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-13 | 7-6 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L1-2 |
D0-0 |
L1-2 |
| Occurence | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 22nd | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 61 | -6 | .393 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| English Division Three South Cup | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | .000 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 66 | -7 | .389 | |
