York vs Bristol RoversPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

York Community Stadium welcomes Bristol Rovers for the League Two opener, with the table still a blank page. York's summer was full of goals, most of them at the wrong end: 1-5 against Sunderland, 2-4 at Pickering Town, 2-2 with Al-Ettifaq, 1-2 against Peterborough and a 0-2 at home to Crawley Town in the league cup; their only win was 2-1 over Barnsley. Bristol Rovers, by contrast, kept finishing level: 2-2 at Forest Green, 1-1 with Portsmouth, 1-2 against Leicester and 0-1 to Peterborough in the cup, with two friendlies called off along the way. The history between them is a busy one: 1-4, 2-1, 2-3, 3-3 and 3-2 between 2013 and 2016, with only the 0-0 of January 2014 breaking the pattern. Four of the six meetings went past three goals in total. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.