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Swansea City are ready to welcome Bristol Rovers to Liberty Stadium at tea-time on Monday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 39 games played, Swans have recorded 18 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Liberty Stadium was more than three years back, in November 2004, the Swans carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Swansea City | 1-0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The Pirates have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Pirates's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Swansea City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 38 games giving them a return of 78 points. Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Swans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bristol Rvs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |