York City
- York City have been in mixed form, with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five.
- York City are a team that plays a possession-based soccer, and under Scott Lindsey's tutelage, they will try to dominate the center of the field in an attempt to control the tempo and rhythm of the game.
- York City have won four and lost two of their six at the LNER Community Stadium, England but they have conceded eight in those six.
- Won four and lost two of their six home games.
- Conceded eight in those six home games.
Bristol Rovers
- Bristol Rovers are flying, with three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last five.
- Bristol Rovers, on the other hand, will look to stretch the game wide and attack with width and tempo.
- Steve Evans' side are playing a good brand of soccer, pressing opponents high up the pitch to try and force turnovers and using the wide areas to cause problems.
- York may have home field advantage, but this Rovers outfit is the sharper of the two sides and they'll certainly give York a run for their money.
- Bristol Rovers are also unbeaten away from home this season, winning three and drawing one of their four away fixtures, conceding just five goals in the process.
- Won three and drawn one of their four away fixtures.
- Conceded just five goals away.
Key Players
- York City will hope they can rely on Ollie Pearce, who has scored two of their six goals across the last five games and can be their sharp edge up top.
- Bristol Rovers' livewire is Ellis Harrison, who has five of Rovers' ten goals across his last five appearances.
Betting Insights
- The bookies have York City at 2.2 and Rovers at 3.2, which feels a little askew considering how the away side are faring this term.
- As such, under 2.5 goals at 1.75 is a good odds for what we're expecting to be a somewhat cagey affair.
- Both Teams to Score - No at 1.85 also fits the bet.
Prediction
With the visitors, we're going for the away win in what we expect to be a cagey and tactical battle.
