Bristol Rovers will be looking to make it 11 straight home league wins when they take on struggling Exeter City at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Steve Evans' Gas have reeled off 10 straight home League Two successes since the start of February and will feel they need to pocket three points after losing back-to-back away games at Grimsby and Gillingham.
Exeter travel up the M5 in poor form having won just twice all season, while they are struggling to score goals and are missing two of their better players.
Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Tips Summary
Best Bet - Bristol Rovers to win @ 4/6
Alternative Bet - Bristol Rovers over 5.5 corners @ 4/6
Bet Builder - Ellis Harrison to score, Under 2 Exeter City goals & Over 9 corners @ 41/10
Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Prediction
Best Bet: Bristol Rovers to Win @ 4/6
A pair of losses at Grimsby and Gillingham will have dampened enthusiasm slightly at Rovers though they should be trusted to get back to winning ways here.
Nigh-on unbeatable at home - that's 10 straight league wins - they have also had a week off unlike their guests.
While the Pirates had their feet up on Tuesday night Exeter were involved in a 2-2 draw with Cheltenham in the EFL Trophy. Those two goals netted by the Grecians were their first on the road this season and they are without an away win in 14.
Former Rovers' boss Matt Taylor's squad isn't the deepest so he is naturally concerned that it is also missing first-choice defenders Vincent Harper and Ed James to international call-ups.
Alternative Bet: Bristol Rovers over 5.5 corners @ 4/6
Exeter have conceded at least six corners in each of their three away games in League Two this season.
Rovers, meanwhile, are averaging eight corners per game at home in the league.
Steve Evans' side will be doing the lion's share of attacking and can easily accumulate another six corners as a minimum.
Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Bet Builder Tip
- Ellis Harrison to score
- Under 2 Exeter City goals
- Over 9 corners
Pays 41/10
Ellis Harrison has overcome an injury-troubled start to the season and is back among the goals again.
Harrison's first of the season was in a 2-0 win over Colchester and he could easily go on a streak like he did at the back end of last term, bagging eight in his last eight.
Take Harrison to score against Exeter as the first leg of the Bet Builder.
And make Under 2 Exeter goals the second leg. Exeter have scored one away goal in three league games while Rovers have won their last two at home to nil.
Finally, Over 9 Corners. Rovers' home games average 10.3 corners, the same as Exeter away.
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Key Match Stats
- Rovers come into this game off back-to-back losses, 2-0 at Grimsby and 3-0 at Gillingham.
- Exeter have won just two of 10 games this season, one in League Two and one in the EFL Trophy.
- Rovers are averaging 16.1 shots per game this season - only York and Chesterfield are averaging more.
- Exeter have failed to win any of five away games this season (1D, 4L) and have not won any of their last 14 on the road.
- Rovers have played three and won three at home in League Two this term; Exeter have played three and lost three away.
- The Gas have not won any of their last five home games against Exeter and have won only one of the last 11 overall.
- Rovers have won 10 straight home league games, a run that goes back to February.
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