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Stevenage v Bristol Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 29th Dec, 15:00 BST, Lamex Stadium, Stevenage

the Lamex Stadium crowd welcome Bristol Rovers's fans on Sunday afternoon, as Alex Revell's Stevenage go head to head with Matt Taylor's team in the League One. Stats drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 80% chance of Stevenage and Bristol R 3 goals or less combined during this League One clash according to our predictive algorithm and, without a strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can back it at 1.20.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stevenage are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stevenage
52%
4/67/10
Draw
27%
14/527/10
Bristol R
21%
4/117/4
Stevenage 1-0
15%
9/24/1
Draw 1-1
12%
13/26/1
Stevenage 2-0
11%
6/111/2
Draw 0-0
10%
7/113/2
Stevenage 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Bristol R 1-0
8%
9/117/2
Stevenage 3-0
5%
11/110/1
Bristol R 2-1
5%
16/114/1
Stevenage 3-1
4%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
4%
22/116/1
Bristol R 2-0
3%
22/118/1
Stevenage 4-0
2%
25/120/1
Stevenage 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Stevenage 4-1
2%
33/125/1
Bristol R 3-1
1%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
13/105/4
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
3/54/7
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
39%
9/4-
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1-
BTTS - Yes
44%
6/55/4
BTTS - No
56%
8/134/7
BTTS - Home Win
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Draw
17%
5/19/2
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/110/1
Home/draw
79%
1/61/6
Away/draw
48%
23/2023/20
Home/away
73%
1/42/7
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
2/54/9
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
7/417/10
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
10/316/5
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1/51/5
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
9/115/2
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/161/18
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/661/200
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/121/14
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/113/2
Home DNB
71%
1/41/4
Away DNB
40%
11/427/10
Stevenage win to nil
33%
6/4-
Bristol R win to nil
13%
6/1-
Stevenage / Stevenage
30%
7/413/8
Stevenage / Bristol R
2%
40/140/1
Stevenage / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Draw / Stevenage
20%
10/33/1
Draw / Bristol R
8%
9/19/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/419/5
Bristol R / Stevenage
3%
25/122/1
Bristol R / Bristol R
9%
17/27/1
Bristol R / Draw
5%
16/116/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Stevenage have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 18 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Stevenage have played 11 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 19th position in the League One on 22 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Bristol R have conceded 28 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stevenage
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham1914321945 
Mar 22
-
Apr 1
l
 
2-0A
2
Wycombe2013522144 
Dec 26
Apr 12
l
 
1-2F
Feb 8
3
Wrexham2112631742 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
4
Huddersfield2012351639 
Mar 1
l
 
2-1A
Mar 8
l
 
3-1A
5
Stockport2110651236 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
-
l
 
2-0A
6
Lincoln21876331 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
7
Reading20947031 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
8
Bolton19946-131 
l
 
1-4A
May 3
-
Apr 5
9
Barnsley21867-130 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
10
Mansfield19847128 
Mar 8
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
11
Charlton20767427 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 8
w
 
3-2F
Jan 28
12
Blackpool20767-227 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
May 3
13
Exeter20839-327 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
Dec 26
14
Stevenage Home19757-226 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 29
15
L Orient20749325 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
Jan 1
l
 
3-0A
16
Peterborough207310124 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1A
Feb 2
l
 
3-2A
17
Wigan20668124 
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
18
Rotherham19658-223 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
19
Bristol R Away206410-1122 
Dec 29
Apr 21
-
-
20
Northampton215610-1321 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 1
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
21
Crawley205411-1319 
Apr 5
Feb 11
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
22
Cambridge204511-1517 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 4
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
23
Burton202612-1512 
Jan 11
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
w
 
1-3A
24
Shrewsbury203314-2012 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
w
 
1-0F
Mar 4
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stevenage 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage2 - 1Stockport
Stevenage2 - 0Northampton
Stevenage0 - 0L Orient
Stevenage1 - 1Reading
Stevenage1 - 4Bolton
Stevenage0 - 2Cambridge
Stevenage1 - 0Wrexham
Stevenage1 - 0Charlton
Stevenage3 - 0Barnsley
Stevenage0 - 1Lincoln
Stevenage1 - 0Shrewsbury
Stevenage2 - 1Cheltenham
Stevenage1 - 2Burton
Stevenage2 - 1Barnsley
Stevenage0 - 0Bolton
Stevenage0 - 1L Orient
Stevenage0 - 0Fleetwood
Stevenage1 - 0Cambridge
Stevenage1 - 0Wycombe
Stevenage2 - 3Bristol R
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStevenage0 - 0Blackpool
HStevenage2 - 1Stockport
HStevenage2 - 0Northampton
HStevenage0 - 0L Orient
HStevenage1 - 1Reading
HStevenage1 - 4Bolton
AStevenage0 - 2Rotherham
HStevenage0 - 2Cambridge
AStevenage1 - 0Mansfield
AStevenage1 - 2Peterborough
HStevenage1 - 0Wrexham
HStevenage1 - 0Charlton
AStevenage0 - 0Wigan
AStevenage0 - 2Exeter
HStevenage3 - 0Barnsley
HStevenage0 - 1Lincoln
AStevenage0 - 0Burton
AStevenage1 - 2Huddersfield
HStevenage1 - 0Shrewsbury
HStevenage2 - 1Cheltenham
Bristol R 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham2 - 0Bristol R
L Orient3 - 0Bristol R
Mansfield0 - 1Bristol R
Reading1 - 0Bristol R
Huddersfield3 - 1Bristol R
Burton1 - 3Bristol R
Peterborough3 - 2Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Stockport2 - 0Bristol R
Rotherham0 - 0Bristol R
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 3Bristol R
Port Vale2 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Fleetwood0 - 0Bristol R
L Orient0 - 1Bristol R
Northampton3 - 1Bristol R
Stevenage2 - 3Bristol R
Exeter0 - 1Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R1 - 1Wrexham
ABristol R0 - 2Birmingham
ABristol R0 - 3L Orient
HBristol R0 - 2Blackpool
ABristol R1 - 0Mansfield
HBristol R0 - 0Crawley
HBristol R1 - 1Lincoln
ABristol R0 - 1Reading
HBristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
ABristol R1 - 3Huddersfield
ABristol R3 - 1Burton
HBristol R3 - 2Charlton
HBristol R1 - 2Wycombe
ABristol R2 - 3Peterborough
HBristol R0 - 4Wigan
ABristol R1 - 2Barnsley
HBristol R2 - 0Cambridge
ABristol R0 - 2Stockport
ABristol R0 - 0Rotherham
HBristol R1 - 0Northampton
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Stevenage since 2016
Stevenage
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
2
7
Games: Scored
1 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
2 / 3
D
1
BRI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stevenage
2 - 3Bristol R
0 - 4Bristol R
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Bristol R since 2015
Bristol R
Stevenage
Goals: Scored
2
5
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
STV
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Stevenage
1 - 2Stevenage
Goal Statistics

A truly dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Bristol Rovers fans, as should a 10 League One matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Stevenage 14th Bristol R 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Stevenage will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Bristol R scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Stevenage have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
Bristol R have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Stevenage
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.5
0.8
Attack rating
STV
BRI
4%
better
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Games scored11
12
Failed to score8
8
Scored first8
7
Goals scored15
18
Avg. goals scored0.8
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for1
0.8
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
27%
better
STV
BRI
view stats
Games conceded9
14
Clean sheets10
6
Conceded first7
11
Goals conceded17
29
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+27%

Stevenage v Bristol R League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Stevenage League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18438
C PiergianniD KempJ ReidL Thompson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H White MID1912
4
-
C Piergianni DEF181
5
-
D Kemp MID184
1
-
D Butler DEF17
5
-
D Phillips MID17
4
-
M. Cooper GLK16
-
L Thompson MID1622
8
-
J Roberts MID161
6
-
T Simpson FWD16
1
-
E List FWD163
-
L James-Wildin DEF15
2
-
J Reid FWD1523
-
N Freeman MID142
-
E King MID111
1
-
N Thompson DEF10
2
-
J Young FWD101
-
K Smith DEF8
2
-
L Freestone DEF8
3
-
D Sweeney DEF4
1
-
C Goode DEF4
-
A Pressley FWD4
1
-
L Appéré FWD3
-
T Ashby-Hammond GLK2
-
K. Aboh FWD2
1
-
Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20337
J GriffithsS SinclairP OmochereT Moore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK20
1
-
J Wilson DEF201
1
-
C Mola DEF20
4
-
K Conteh MID18
5
-
C Taylor DEF17
1
-
J Lindsay MID172
4
-
S Sinclair MID173
1
-
G Ward  MID1712
-
T Moore DEF16
6
1
L McCormick MID162
1
-
S Forde FWD1621
2
1
P Omochere FWD1633
2
-
B Bilongo DEF1412
-
R Sotiriou FWD1411
2
-
L Thomas MID123
1
-
I Hutchinson MID1211
-
G O'Donkor FWD1111
2
-
C Martin FWD9
1
-
L Sousa DEF71
-
M. Forbes DEF7
1
-
J Garrett MID7
1
-
J Senior DEF5
-
J Hunt DEF51
2
-
K. Shaw MID2
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
L Orient v Crawley
Thu 26th Dec, 13:00
Stevenage v Wycombe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Wigan
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Wrexham v Blackpool
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Exeter v Bristol R
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Lincoln
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Barnsley
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Charlton v Cambridge
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v Mansfield
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Birmingham v Burton
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Reading v Northampton
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Stockport
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Stockport
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Charlton v Wycombe
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Wrexham v Wigan
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Exeter v Crawley
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Northampton
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Stevenage v Bristol R
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
L Orient v Cambridge
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v Barnsley
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Birmingham v Blackpool
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Reading v Mansfield
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Burton
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Lincoln
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Shrewsbury
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Huddersfield
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bolton
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Burton v Peterborough
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Crawley v Charlton
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stevenage
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Exeter
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Rotherham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Bristol R v L Orient
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Reading
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Stockport v Birmingham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnsley v Wrexham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Burton v Northampton
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Cambridge v Bristol R
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Stockport v Mansfield
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Barnsley v Crawley
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wrexham v Peterborough
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Birmingham
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Bolton
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
L Orient v Shrewsbury
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Blackpool
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Stevenage
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Charlton v Reading
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Huddersfield v Rotherham
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Huddersfield
Tue 7th Jan, 19:45