Ace Football previews the League Two round 5 match between Cheltenham and Harrogate Town and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Cheltenham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Harrogate Town swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
A glance at the League Two table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and four places.
Team form: Cheltenham vs Harrogate Town
Cheltenham Form
Cheltenham have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-2 by Grimsby, before AFC Wimbledon ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Walsall, who came out 2-1 winners. Cheltenham claimed four wins in their last six League Two matches at the The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored ten goals.
Harrogate Town Form
Harrogate Town have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-1 win against Colchester. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-5 against Preston, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Barrow. Harrogate Town claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by nine goals to seven.
Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Harrogate Town
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cheltenham and Harrogate Town. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Cheltenham have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Cheltenham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cheltenham have conceded in 17 of the last 19 matches
- Cheltenham have lost 7 of the last 8 matches
- Cheltenham have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches
- Harrogate Town have not lost 14 of the last 16 away matches
- Harrogate Town have not lost 13 of the last 15 away matches in the League Two
- Harrogate Town have not won 10 of the last 11 away matches in the League Two
- Harrogate Town have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
- Harrogate Town have not won 10 of the last 12 away matches
In-form players: Cheltenham vs Harrogate Town
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joel Colwill, who is performing well for Cheltenham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Harrogate Town.The visitors will be looking to George Thomson to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Harrogate Town in recent matches.
Popular markets: Cheltenham vs Harrogate Town
Full-time result
Cheltenham won two of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing eight times. Harrogate Town won two of their last 10 games away from home, with seven draws and one defeats as well.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Cheltenham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Harrogate Town got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cheltenham managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Harrogate Town kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Cheltenham saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Harrogate Town, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches. Cheltenham conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
Recommended tip: Cheltenham vs Harrogate Town
To summarize, the upcoming League Two clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Cheltenham vs Harrogate Town mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.