Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Doncaster
Match Time & Date:
05/08/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Harrogate
Eco-Power Stadium will be the battlefield for Saturday’s season opener between Doncaster and Harrogate, who defeated Port Vale (1-0) and Hartlepool (2-1) respectively in their last warm-up games. The Donny finished the last League Two season in 18th place, meaning that they are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful campaign. The club chiefs have been very active in the summer transfer window, with the likes of Joe Ironside, Deji Sotona, Richard Wood, Ian Lawlor joining the squad.
The Sulphurites, on the other hand, defeated Hartlepool 2-1 in their last warm-up game, but given the number of quality players that have signed for Doncaster, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be new recruit Dean Cornelius, who joined Harrogate from Scotland Premier League club Motherwell.
Highlighted Player (Tom Anderson):
Known for his heading and no-nonsense defending, the 1.92 m tall center back, is an English footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers in the third tier of English Football. Anderson was born in Burnley, on the 2nd of September, 1993. He joined Burnley's youth academy at the age of seven and went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in May 2012. The club then sent him out on loan to Conference Premier Club Barrow, where he made his first professional appearance on the 11th of August,2011, in a 0-0 draw against Telford United.
A further string of loans to Conference clubs Hyde, Halifax, and Lincoln City, League Two club Carlisle and League One club Chesterfield, succeeded his time at Harrow. On the 31st of January, 2018, Anderson joined his current club Doncaster Rovers initially on a year's loan before signing a two-year contract with the club in May.
This permanent switch ended his 18 years-long relationship with parent club Burnley during which, he never once made an appearance for the senior team. On the International front, the 26-year-old has never represented his country at any level.
Highlighted Team (Harrogate):
Harrogate Town is an English club that welcomes their rivals at Wetherby Road. Opened on August 28, 1920, the venue can hold up to 5,000 spectators (500 seated). The club was founded back in 1914, with the Sulphurties facing Horsforth in their first competitive match on August 30, 1919.
Harrogate Town footballers wear yellow and black shirts when playing at home, while pink is the dominant colour of their away jersey. The Sulphurties did well to win the Whitworth Cup in the 1919/20 season, while the club’s biggest success in the FA Cup came in the 2012/13 when they made it to the second round.
Simon Weaver is one of the most notable footballers who played for Harrogate Town in the past. The team’s manager for the 2020/21 season played for several English clubs, and he has been very successful in the coaching job as well.
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