On Saturday Sep 3rd, Bristol Rovers hosts Morecambe at Memorial Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Bristol Rovers is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Shrewsbury Town. Ryan Loft struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 68th minute, then in the 80th minute, Matthew Pennington sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ryan Bowman earning them at least the one point. Bristol Rovers is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while morecambe is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Milton Keynes Dons. Will Grigg struck first for Milton Keynes Dons in the 16th minute on a feed from Conor Grant, then Will Grigg added another in the 36th minute In the end, Morecambe couldn’t muster any offence and Milton Keynes Dons ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Arthur Gnahoua and Jensen Weir are the top scorers for Morecambe in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Lewis Collins has been the most prolific scorer on Bristol Rovers in the last 5 matches with three goals.