Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers Match Analysis and Prediction

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Bristol Rovers will aim to return to winning ways when the travel to Crawley Town in their League Two match on Tuesday.

The hosts are still hopeful of reaching the top seven despite being held to a frustrating draw, while Bristol Rovers unbeaten came to an end at the weekend which saw the fall behind in the race for the playoffs.

Despite having created a number of chances on Saturday, Crawley had to settle for a goalless draw against Scunthorpe United.

The result means that John Yems’ side have lost only once in their last eight matches, but now with four draws during that period, it also means they have fallen 10 points behind seventh-placed Swindon Town.

A small ray of hope remains for the Reds to reach the playoff places at the end of the season, but those hopes are fading as each week passes by.

Another home fixture awaits at the Broadfield Stadium on Tuesday, as Crawley will be looking for three valuable points required to potentially reduce the gap on the sides chasing a playoff spot.

On the other hand, Bristol Rovers sufferd a rare defeat on Saturday, having fallen to a 1-0 defeat at Newport County.

In an even game between two solid teams, only a few goalscoring chances were created, but a goal was enough to secure the victory for Newport.

The setback leaves Joey Barton’s side down in ninth place, but with just four points adrift of Swindon in the final playoff spot, the Pirates remain well in the mix.

In the last nine encounters between the two, Rovers have lost to Crawley on just one occasion, and with three consecutive victories against the hosts, Barton will be hoping for a repeat at the Broadfield Stadium in order to get his side back to winning ways.

Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers head to head

The two sides have previously met on 10 occasions across all competitions, where Bristol have taked 5 victories while Crawley have won 2, and they have drawn in 3. Crawley have scored 11 goals and conceded 15. In their last five matches, Bristol have won in four with one draw.

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Crawley Town 02/04/16

Crawley Town 1-1 Bristol Rovers 05/11/16

Bristol Rovers (E)4-2 Crawley Town 15/11/16

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley Town 14/08/18

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Crawley Town 04/09/21

Crawley Town latest home form

Crawley have recently been on a relatively good form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Hartlepool United on February 12. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn three and lost one, scoring 6 goals and conceding 6.

Crawley Town 2-2 Stevenage 05/02/22

Crawley Town 0-1 Hartlepool United 12/02/22

Crawley Town 2-1 Forest Green Rovers 26/02/22

Crawley Town 2-2 Oldham Athletic 01/03/22

Crawley Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United 05/03/22

Crawley Town latest away form

Crawley have recently been on a good form on the road, having been unbeaten in each of their three most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on January 18 when they lost 2-1 to Stevenage. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one.

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town 15/01/22

Stevenage 2-1 Crawley Town 18/01/22

Bradford City 1-2 Crawley Town29/01/22

Swindon Town 1-1 Crawley Town 01/02/22

Harrogate Town 1-3 Crawley Town 08/02/22

Bristol Rovers latest home form

Bristol have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. In their last league home game, they defeated Barrow 1-0. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two, scoring 5 goals and conceding just one.

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Walsall 29/01/22

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Mansfield Town 12/02/22

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Sutton United 15/02/22

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Exeter City 26/02/22

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Barrow 01/03/22

Bristol Rovers latest away form

Bristol lost their last away game 1-0 to Newport County. However, they have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, as they have lost just two of their seven most recent matches. In their last five away matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Sutton United 1-1 Bristol Rovers 05/02/22

Oldham Athletic 2-1 Bristol Rovers 08/02/22

Stevenage 0-4 Bristol Rovers 19/02/22

Leyton Orient 0-2 Bristol Rovers 22/02/22

Newport County 1-0 Bristol Rovers 05/03/33

Crawley Town news

John Yems will again be absent from the touchline due to his recent ban, but ahead of kick off he will decide whether to rotate his forward line.

Striker Tom Nichols will need to be assessed ahead of the game, while Ashley Nadesan and Isaac Hutchinson could lead the line.

Bristol Rovers news

Connor Taylor’s ankle injury will need to be assessed ahead of the match, after the central defnder was forced off at half time on Saturday.

The likes of Sam Finley and Ryan Loft will potentially come in for starts on Tuesday, while Alfie Kilgour and Joshua Grant remain unavailable through injury.

Prediction and Odds

Both sides have remained solid and tough to defeat recently despite Rovers having lost at the weekend, and it will be difficult to go for a straight win.

Crawley have struggled to convert draws into wins in front of their supporters, we are predicting a similar result, with the match likely ending level.

Odds: 1 2.35 X 2.05 2 2.20