Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Bristol Rovers play host to Peterborough at their Memorial Stadium on day 30 of the current League One campaign. The Pirates failed to impress in back-to-back losses to Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic and they face yet another difficult task against Peterborough. Defender Lino Sousa is widely expected to start against Peterborough after coming as a substitute in the midweek defeat.
The Posh, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic. As Bristol Rovers are running down a blind alley at the moment, we are tempted to place our bets on Peterborough, who have regained a much-needed confidence. Bearing any fresh injury concerns, Darren Ferguson is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Latics at the weekend. In the first half of the season, Peterborough recorded a 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers, which supports our earlier prediction.
Highlighted Team (Bristol Rovers):
Established back on August 1, 1883, Bristol Rovers are one of the oldest clubs in the League One. Bristol Rovers were formed after a meeting at the Eastville Restaurant under the name of Black Arabs after the Arabs rugby team.
This name, though, lasted no more than one season as the club was renamed Eastville Rovers in 1884. Five years later the club’s name was officially changes to Bristol Rovers. Nicknamed the Pirates, Bristol Rovers welcome their opponents at Memorial Stadium Horfield, the venue with the capacity of 12,296. Bristol Rovers are well known for their blue and white home kit, but they are dressed in yellow when playing on the travels.
Ricky Lambert, who used to play for the likes of Southampton and Liverpool in the Premier League, is regarded as one of the club’s most notable footballers. It has to be noted that Lambert scored 51 goals in 128 appearances for the Pirates in the league.