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Bristol Rovers' 1-0 victory against Oldham on Monday afternoon made it 12 unbeaten at the Memorial Stadium for Darrell Clarke's men.

It's fair to say that after some stuttering performances earlier in the season - including a 5-1 drubbing by Charlton - Rovers' home form has been the main reason they have remained in the play-off hunt so deep into this season.

Just three defeats from 22 home matches is clearly promotion form, and in a table based purely on home results Rovers would sit in 5th place.

A strong home record has been at the cornerstone of Rovers' rise from non-league to the upper echelons of League One in just three short seasons. In fact, taking the past three seasons into account, Rovers' home winning percentage is the best of any side in the top five tiers of English football.

Since the start of the 2014/15 season the Gas have won exactly two-thirds of their league matches at the Mem, suffering defeat just 11 times in 69 matches.

That is a better win percentage at home in the league over the past three seasons than either Premier League leaders Chelsea or newly promoted Brighton. Even Manchester City's excellent home record cannot match Rovers'.

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Darrell Clarke's sides full home record over the past three seasons is certainly mightily impressive.

Bristol Rovers home form since the start of 2014/15 season

Building a strong home record has been a vital part of Darrell Clarke's success with the Gas over the past three seasons and based purely on the stats the Mem should be one of the most feared trips for any team next season.

At times in recent home victories against Shrewsbury and Oldham it's been clear the crowd has grown frustrated as Rovers have dominated matches but failed to break down the opposition and put away their chances.

While that frustration seems to come a little early in matches, it is easy to see why Gasheads expect their side to dominate at the Mem - they've been used to success at home for almost three seasons now.

Rovers' home win percentage has gradually decreased as they have worked their way through the leagues, as you would expect from a squad largely unchanged from that season in non-league.

The Gas won 75 per cent of their home matches in the season in the National League, before winning 65 per cent in last season's League Two promotion campaign. Their win percentage at home this season sits at 59 per cent with just one potentially huge match with Millwall left to play.

If results go Rovers' way this weekend and the Millwall match becomes a shootout for sixth spot, few would bet against the Pirates continuing their excellent home form.

While Rovers may enjoy the finest home record in the past three seasons on these shores, they're a long way short of the best record in Europe.

Italian side Juventus have an imperious record in home Serie A matches with 48 wins in their last 54 matches at the Juventus Stadium.

Rovers may have a long way to go in matching Juventus' record, but their exploits at the Memorial Stadium these past few years should not be taken lightly.