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Notts. County prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 7 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in August 2005, with Notts. County running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Notts. County | 2-0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | Notts. County | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Magpies score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Bristol Rvs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Pirates have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Notts. County are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 24 points from 13 games. Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Magpies being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |