Bristol Rovers vs Northampton Town Match Analysis & Prediction
10/08/2024 7:30 pm
Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town will kick off their latest League One campaigns on Saturday, when they meet at the Memorial Stadium.
Bristol Rovers will kick off their first full season under the management of Matt Taylor on Saturday, with the aim of kicking on from last campaign’s 15th-placed finish.
Taylor arrived at the Memorial Stadium with Bristol Rovers on 24 points from 18 matches and oversaw the final 28 games, leading them to 10 victories alongside 15 defeats.
That large unwanted tally was largely down to a dismal end to the campaign in which they secured just eight points from their final 11 games to finish on 57 points, three behind Northampton and five outside of the top half in their second season back in the third tier.
Taylor’s first pre-season cmpaign was a busy and largely successful one for Bristol Rovers, who have turned out in seven friendlies, securing five victories along the way over Melksham Town, Bath City, Yeovil Town, Portimonense and Playmouth Argyle, before concluding with a 2-0 home defeat to Cardiff City last Saturday.
Northampton head into the campaign in a similar position with the aim of cracking the top half following a pleasing return to the third tier under the tutelage of Jon Brady last time out.
After earning promotion from League Two in the 2022-23 campaign, Northampton looked set for a top-half finish last time out, having moved onto 59 points from 43 matches with back-to-back wins in April, only to drop to 14th spot as a result of a dip in from to end the season.
Successive defeats saw them fall behind, and Northampton, at least, able to finish with a creditable 1-1 draw away at Barnsley, as Louis Appere equalised deep into injury time after Herbie Kane looked to have fired the hosts to a 1-0 win at Oakwell.
The Cobblers then kicked off their new pre-season campaign with a 3-0 defeat to Norwich City and a 2-1 victory over Brackley Town, before playing out a 2-2 draw with King’s Lynn Town and finished their preparations with a 2-0 defeat at Cheltenham Town last Saturday.
Bristol Rovers vs. Northampton Town Head to head
In the previous 37 meetings between these two teams, Bristol have claimed 15 victories while Northampton have won 13, and they have drawn in nine. Northampton have scored 45 goals and conceded 51 in the process.
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10/04/2021Northampton Town1Bristol Rovers1League One
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13/11/2021Bristol Rovers2Northampton Town1League Two
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19/03/2022Northampton Town0Bristol Rovers1League Two
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28/10/2023Bristol Rovers2Northampton Town1League One
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17/02/2024Northampton Town3Bristol Rovers1League One
Bristol Rovers Team News
Anthony Evans, Sam Finley, John Marquis, Lewis Gordon, Luca Hoole and James Gibbons have departed from Bristol Rovers over the summer.
New arrivals Jamie Lindsay, Jake Garrett and Isaac Hutchinson will all compete to fill the gaps left in midfield, particularly by star man Evans.
Bristol Rovers's Last 5 Matches
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16/07/2024Yeovil Town0Bristol Rovers3Club Friendlies
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23/07/2024Bristol Rovers1Bromley2Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Bristol Rovers2Portimonense0Club Friendlies
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30/07/2024Bristol Rovers2Plymouth Argyle1Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Bristol Rovers0Cardiff City2Club Friendlies
Northampton Town Team News
Defenders Manny Monthe, Sam Sherring and Ryan Haynes, midfielder Shaun McWilliams and striker Appere are among those to depart, while Marc Leonard and Kieron Bowie’s loan spells came to an end.
New arrival Cameron McGeehan may join Ben Fox in the midfield, while Tom Eaves and James have also joined Northampton and could both line up in a new-look attack.
Northampton Town's Last 5 Matches
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27/04/2024Barnsley1Northampton Town1League One
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13/07/2024Northampton0Norwich City3Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Brackley Town1Northampton Town2Club Friendlies
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30/07/2024King's Lynn Town2Northampton Town2Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Cheltenham Town2Northampton Town0Club Friendlies
Bristol Rovers vs. Northampton Town: Odds and Predictions
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