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The Whites travel to take on Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium on Friday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. 60.00% of the past meetings have resulted in a defeat for Leeds.
The last time the two teams met at Rovers was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1961, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a 2nd Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1971/1972 | Sat 15 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | FAC |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 10 Feb | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1961/1962 | Sat 23 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1960/1961 | Mon 29 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 4 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 24 Aug | Leeds Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 21 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 29 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Leeds have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Whites have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rovers lie just outside the play-off positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 9 points from their 5 games so far. Leeds find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded maximum points but due to the points deduction they are only on zero points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers have yet to win at home and Leeds are unbeaten away but I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Pirates. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Leeds Utd. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |