Stockport County v Bristol Rovers: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Newly-promoted Stockport County sit top of League One after two games and next host Bristol Rovers in Saturday’s early kick-off.

How to watch Stockport County v Bristol Rovers and TV channel

This match between Stockport County and Bristol Rovers will be available to watch on Sky Sports+

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers kick-off time, date and venue

The game between Stockport County and Bristol Rovers will take place at Edgeley Park on Saturday 24th August at 12:30 BST.

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Bristol Rovers suffered eight 2-0 defeats in League One last season.

Stockport County netted 96 goals in 46 League Two matches last term. However Rovers have won four of the last five meetings between these two.

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers head-to-head record (H2H)

Stockport County wins	9
Draws	5
Bristol Rovers wins	11

*Head-to-head refers to all competitions.

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers team news

Stockport County team news

Stockport have a long list of injury absentees, namely Ryan Rydel, Nick Powell, Lewis Fiorini, Jack Stretton, Callum Connolly, Sam Hughes and Macauley Southam-Hales.

Bristol Rovers team news

Bristol Rovers made plenty of changes to face Tottenham under-21s in midweek and should revert to a similar team to the one that lined up against Rotherham last weekend.

Expect Grant Ward, Taylor Moore, James Wilson, Josh Griffiths, Luke Thomas and Promise Omochere to return to the starting side.