Bristol Rovers, Crawley and Cambridge United's relegation fate forecast after brutal weekend results

Bristol Rovers were beaten 2-1 at home by Exeter City on Saturday afternoon. Attacker Ruel Sotiriou got their goal against the Grecians but they weren’t able to find an equaliser and slumped to another defeat. The Gas have now slipped into the League One relegation zone.

They are inside the bottom four along with Shrewsbury Town, Cambridge United and Crawley Town. They are behind Burton Albion in 20th on goal difference. The Brewers have a game in hand on them as well.

Bristol Rovers in League One relegation battle

Bristol Rovers’ form has slumped at the worst possible time with only four fixtures left to play. They have lost their last six games in a row. Next up is an away trip to the Racecourse Ground to face automatic promotion chasing Wrexham before matches against Stevenage, Reading and Blackpool.

The Gas turned to Inigo Calderon as their manager after their decision to sack Matt Taylor. However, the Spaniard, who spent the majority of his playing days at Brighton and Hove Albion, has struggled for consistency. He has won six of his first 22 matches.

Speaking after their loss to Exeter, he said: “I’m really frustrated and disappointed. It’s difficult to explain because I think I had a great feeling during the week, even in the dressing room before the game. You think we have done everything and everything is in the right place, and after, the goals again, especially the first one that early, that killed us a little bit because we are not in the best moment of the season. You can see that. So, we are a bit weak mentally, and that’s normal, and that killed us. That killed us a lot.”

Bristol Rovers latest predicted League One finish

As per The Analyst, here is a look at the latest League One predicted table...

1. Birmingham City, 108 points
2. Wrexham, 88 points
3. Wycombe Wanderers, 87 points
4. Stockport County, 83 points
5. Charlton Athletic, 82 points
6. Reading, 76 points
7. Leyton Orient, 72 points
8. Bolton Wanderers, 72 points
9. Huddersfield Town, 70 points
10. Blackpool, 68 points
11. Barnsley, 63 points
12. Lincoln City, 60 points
13. Rotherham United, 60 points
14. Stevenage, 58 points
15. Exeter City, 58 points
16. Wigan Athletic, 54 points
17. Peterborough United, 54 points
18. Northampton Town, 52 points
19. Mansfield Town, 52 points
20. Burton Albion, 48 points
21. Bristol Rovers, 46 points
22. Crawley Town, 40 points
23. Cambridge United, 39 points
24. Shrewsbury Town, 34 points

Bristol Rovers are predicted to get relegated to League Two along with Shrewsbury, Cambridge and Crawley. The Gas are tipped to be two points from safety in the end. That suggests that the campaign is likely to go to the final day.

At the other end of the division, Birmingham are tipped to finish on a record 108 points. They were beaten 2-0 at Wembley Stadium by Peterborough United in the Vertu Trophy final on Sunday afternoon. The Blues are backed to be joined in the Championship by the Pirates’ next opponents Wrexham.

Wycombe Wanderers, Stockport County, Charlton Athletic and Reading then make up the play-offs. Leyton Orient, Bolton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town all miss out. Wycombe play Reading in the semi-finals, whilst Stockport lock horns with Charlton.