Rovers on losing streak

You would have to go back to the final five games of Bristol Rovers' relegation season of 2020/21 for the last time the Gas lost five league games in a row, a frightening omen for them ahead of Rovers' home game against Charlton this evening.

It's tough to call any footballing situation a 'crisis' with any real substance only eight games into a campaign but four consecutive defeats in League One has extinguished any of the optimism or positivity shared amongst Gasheads this time last month on the back of a bright start to the campaign.

After picking up seven points from their opening four league games in August, Rovers endured a brutal September with losses against Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Peterborough and Wycombe Wanderers.  It was the Wycombe loss on Saturday in particular that hurt and angered supporters as Matt Taylor's side led for the majority of the contest.

Manager Matt Taylor says that fourth from bottom Rovers have a 'soft underbelly' but that could also apply to a faltering Charlton who have difficulty finding the back of the net even if the defence is tighter.

I'll stick to my original Badger League prediction of a 2-2 draw.