Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Memorial Stadium will host Saturday’s League Two game between Bristol Rovers and Harrogate. The Pirates aim to build on a pre-season win over Oxford United and they are seen as favourites to win their League Two opener as well. A man to watch in the home team will be summer recruit Jack Sparkes, while boss Darrell Clarke has no fresh injury worries ahead of Harrogate’s visit.
The Sulphurites, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest and given their three-game losing run in preseason, there is a big value in betting on Bristol Rovers. It has to be noted that the likes of Jack Evans, Reece Smith, Tom Bradbury, Mason Bennett, Lewis Cass, and Shawn McCoulsky have joined Harrogate in the summer transfer window. In their last meeting at Memorial Stadium, Bristol Rovers outplayed Harrogate 3-0.