Bristol Rovers vs Stoke City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Bristol City will be back in action on Tuesday as they take on Stoke City at the Memorial Stadium, in their final schedule pre-season friendly match before they officially begin their League One campaign.

Head coach Joey Barton will be hoping for his side to put up an ideal performance on Tuesday as they put together their final pre-season friendly before the new season gets underway.

The Pirates have had mixed results so far, with a couple of draws and defeats, while they were to play Swansea City in a behind-closed-doors match, which was cancelled.

The 2021-22 campaign saw Bristol Rovers earn a promotion to the third tier of English football, and they are gearing up to make the step up to League One.

With this being the final pre-season match for Bristol Rovers, Barton’s main concern will no doubt be on ensuring his side finishes with no injuries, but a victory would go a long way in preparing them.

Meanwhile, Stoke City still have one more game to go before their opening Championship match against Millwall after they play Bristol Rovers, which might open up more opportunities for the team to be rotated here.

Despite that, the Potters will also be looking to try and pick up a positive result on Tuesday after having managed to win just one pre-season match.

That victory came against Cork City in their first match of the summer on July 9, and that was followed up by a loss against Accrington Stanley.

Stoke City were then held to a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood Town in their most recent match, despite Tyrese Campbell having given them the lead on that occasion.

Michael O’Neill’s side managed a midtable finish last season, but the focus will now be on stepping up and trying to make a push for promotion.

Bristol Rovers vs Stoke City head to head

The two teams have previously met on seven occasions, where they have claimed three victories each while they have drawn once. Bristol Rovers have scored 12 goals and conceded 14 in the process. In their last five meetings, Stoke have won three, Bristol one while they have drawn once.

Stoke City 1-2 Bristol Rovers 18/12/99

Bristol Rovers 3-3 Stoke City 01/04/00

Bristol Rovers 0-3 Stoke City 16/12/00

Stoke City 4-1 Bristol Rovers 31/03/01

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Stoke City 03/08/10

Bristol Rovers latest home form

Bristol Rovers have recently been on a good run of form at home, and have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They defeated Scunthorpe United 7-0 in their last home game in League Two. In their five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just one.

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United 15/03/22

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Bradford City 02/04/22

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Salford City 15/04/22

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers 23/04/22

Bristol Rovers 7-0 Scuntorpe United 07/05/22

Bristol Rovers latest away form

Bristol Rovers have recently kept a mixed run of form on the road, as they have lost two of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Bath City in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 15 goals and conceded 11.

Rochdale 3-4 Bristol Rovers 30/04/22

Melksham Town 1-6 Bristol Rovers 01/07/22

Porto 3-0 Bristol Rovers 09/07/22

Chippenham Town 1-4 Bristol Rovers 12/07/22

Bath City 3-1 Bristol Rovers 12/07/22

Stoke City latest home form

Stoke City have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Fleetwood Town in their last home game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded three.

Stoke City 1-0 Sheffield United 02/04/22

Stoke City 0-1 Bristol City 15/04/22

Stoke City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers 23/04/22

Stoke City 1-1 Coventry City 07/05/22

Stoke City 1-1 Fleetwood Town 16/07/22

Stoke City latest away form

Stoke City have recently kept a mixed run of form on the road, as they have lost four of their seven most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Accrington Stanley in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Stoke City 09/04/22

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Stoke City 18/04/22

Middlesbrough 3-1 Stoke City 30/04/22

Cork City 0-2 Stoke City 09/07/22

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Stoke City 13/07/22

Bristol Rovers news

Bristol City had given Alex Scott an extended summer break due to his international performances, but Barton will be hoping to get more minutes out of him before the new season.

Stafan Bajic will also feature for the hosts in this game, with the goalkeeper being one of the new summer signings.

Stoke City news

Liam McCarron is one of the new faces at Stoke this summer, and he is someone that should get some minutes in this game as he looks to push into the squad.

Jacob Brown and Campbell could be influencial in this contest as well, with their attacking qualities proving to be crucial for the squad.

Prediction and Odds

With the two teams looking to start their respective campaigns strong in different leagues, we are expecting this contest to be a competitive affair.

While Bristol Rovers are more than capable of claiming a victory in this fixture, Stoke City will be considered the favourites due to their squad strength.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.20