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League Two: Salford City vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two round 22 match between Salford City and Harrogate Town and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Harrogate Town come to Peninsula Stadium for the League Two match this coming Friday, Salford City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Salford City approach round 22 as number 6 in the League Two table with 36 points on their account so far. With 21 rounds behind them, Harrogate Town have amassed 17 points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.

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Team form: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

Salford City Form

Their last three matches saw Salford City drawing 1-1 with Fleetwood, before taking out Colchester by 4-3, and Barnet by 1-3. Salford City won four of their previous six League Two games at the Peninsula Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded ten and scored 12 goals.

Harrogate Town Form

In their past three games, Harrogate Town lost 0-2 against Accrington, drew 1-1 with Cheltenham, and lost 0-4 against Milton Keynes Dons. Harrogate Town managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

Betting stats for Salford City and Harrogate Town

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Salford City and Harrogate Town. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 4 of the last 5 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was over 6.5
  • Salford City have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
  • In the last 5 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Salford City home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Harrogate Town matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Harrogate Town matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Harrogate Town away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 3 Harrogate Town away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Harrogate Town matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players in form: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

Josh Austerfield found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Conor McAleny just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Salford City claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Harrogate Town won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Harrogate Town conceded a goal in their last 11 matches. Salford City have not lost to Harrogate Town in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Harrogate Town scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Salford City games Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Harrogate Town played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Salford City managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Harrogate Town kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Salford City have scored in 15 consecutive league meetings with Harrogate Town.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Salford City, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Harrogate Town’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Salford City conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Harrogate Town conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.