Bristol Rovers v Norwich

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Bristol Rovers will be relieved to be returning to the more familiar surroundings of their Memorial Stadium for Wednesday night's FA Cup third round replay against Norwich City having suffered two of their last three away games overall while Norwich City ended a four-match winless run in the Championship by recording a 2-1 win away from home at Hull City on the weekend.

Bristol Rovers have had to endure three away games on the trot in recent weeks as the west country outfit have been handed losses on the road at the hands of Wycombe Wanderers and Barnsley in League One although The Pirates did manage to hold their Championship counterparts to a creditable 1-1 draw at Carrow Road in between times.

Recent form hasn't been too bad where Bristol Rovers have been concerned as the hosts have registered four wins within their last eight matches overall which have come in the form of victories over Crewe Alexandra, Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic but they have also lost three of these eight games as well.

Goals for both sides though looks the likeliest outcome here as each of Bristol Rovers' last 12 games in all competitions have resulted with both teams hitting the back of the net.

Norwich City put an end to a worrying four-match winless run in all competitions on the weekend when they registered a welcome 2-1 win away from home at Hull City which is no mean feat this season following two defeats and two draws respectively.

Back-to-back losses at the hands of West Brom and Millwall (both away from home) were followed by back-to-back stalemates against the likes of Southampton and Bristol Rovers, the latter being a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road in this FA Cup third round tie.

The bigger picture shows Norwich City have lost just twice in their previous 10 games overall while The Canaries have swooped to collect four wins in this period as well while also being involved in no fewer than four draws as well, with three of these four draws being score-draws too.

Six of Norwich City's last 10 games overall have also resulted in both teams scoring and this ratio increases when looking at Norwich's last 10 games on their travels with no fewer than eight of their last 10 outings on the road resulting in both teams scoring.

Bristol Rovers v Norwich City Verdict

Returning to home advantage at their Memorial Ground, Bristol Rovers will fancy their chances of producing a cup upset here on Wednesday night while Norwich City's improved run of results in recent times overall should also give The Canaries confidence in gaining a favourable result here too.

Both teams therefore look set to score here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.80

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50