Bristol Rovers look to stay top of League Two as they face Rotherham in this weekend’s stand-out match.
Victory would see Bristol Rovers stay top of the table, whilst Rotherham could climb into the play-off spots with a win if results elsewhere go in their favour.
Team News
Kofi Shaw is a doubt for Bristol Rovers after he missed their 2-0 win over Colchester due to a knock.
Cieran Kelly and Shaq Forde are too considered doubts due to knocks despite their midweek involvement.
Keenan Gough (back/hamstring) remains absent.
Rotherham could be without Kian Spence after he suffered a calf injury during their 2-2 draw at Tranmere Rovers.
Emmanuel Adegboyega could return after he was cleared in line with concussion protocols.
Jamie Jellis (calf) and Harrison Duncan (hamstring) are sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Bristol Rovers face Rotherham at the Memorial Ground on Saturday 5 September at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Bristol Rovers have claimed seven points from three of their last seven meetings against Rotherham (W2, D1, L4).
- Rotherham have won just two of their last six visits to Bristol Rovers (W2, D1, L3).
- Bristol Rovers haven’t suffered consecutive losses to Rotherham in all competitions since February and November 1971, when they lost 2-0 and 2-1 respectively at home in the Old Third Division.
- Steve Evans’ Pirates have won their last two league matches by 2-0 results against Crawley and Colchester respectively.
- Rotherham have won just one of their last 11 away league matches (W1, D1, L9).
Prediction
Now sat top of the table off the back of a pair of 2-0 wins, Bristol Rovers certainly have found form in their last three league games and I expect them to continue that momentum here given their superb home form over Rotherham.
Rotherham though have the better recent head-to-head overall record but for all of their attacking quality so far this season, they’re still yet to keep a clean sheet and they’ve won just once away since late January so this is a big ask for them to extend their recent form in this specific fixture.
In all honesty, I can see goals at both teams but Bristol Rovers should just have the edge.
Prediction: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Rotherham