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Swansea City face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 6 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2004, the Pirates carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Swans have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 43 games played so far, Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 74 points from 43 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Swans out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Swansea City | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |