About Match
Fleetwood Town go into the game 6th in the table on 9 points; Bristol Rovers sit 1st on 12 — a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Fleetwood Town run at 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded, Bristol Rovers at 2.4 and 1.2. Victory would move Fleetwood Town to 12 points and up to 1st, overtaking Bristol Rovers, with other results unchanged.
7 matches unbeaten back Fleetwood Town's arrival. Three consecutive wins precede this game for Bristol Rovers, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Across 20 recorded meetings, Fleetwood Town have 7 wins to Bristol Rovers's 6, with 7 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood, capacity 5,327, hosts the game.