Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Chesterfield
Match Time & Date:
16 August 2025
12:30
Prediction: 3-1
Bristol Rovers
Chesterfield will be aiming to keep their 100% record in the new League Two campaign intact when they welcome Bristol Rovers to their SMH Group Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Spireites suffered a 2-0 loss to Mansfield in the EFL Cup round 1, meaning that they will be fully focused on the League Two in upcoming days. Midfielder Matthew Dibley-Dias limped off with injury in the midweek defeat, but the 21-year-old midfielder is not considered a first-team regular.
The Pirates, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in all competitions ahead of the trip to Derbyshire. Bristol Rovers are not regarded as good travellers and given Chesterfield’s fine start to the season, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. In their last meeting at the venue, Chesterfield defeated Bristol Rovers 3-2, which definitely supports our betting prediction. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team.
Highlighted Team (Bristol Rovers):
Established back on August 1, 1883, Bristol Rovers are one of the oldest clubs in the League One. Bristol Rovers were formed after a meeting at the Eastville Restaurant under the name of Black Arabs after the Arabs rugby team.
This name, though, lasted no more than one season as the club was renamed Eastville Rovers in 1884. Five years later the club’s name was officially changes to Bristol Rovers. Nicknamed the Pirates, Bristol Rovers welcome their opponents at Memorial Stadium Horfield, the venue with the capacity of 12,296. Bristol Rovers are well known for their blue and white home kit, but they are dressed in yellow when playing on the travels.
Ricky Lambert, who used to play for the likes of Southampton and Liverpool in the Premier League, is regarded as one of the club’s most notable footballers. It has to be noted that Lambert scored 51 goals in 128 appearances for the Pirates in the league.
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