Ace Football previews the League Two round 27 match between Shrewsbury and Harrogate Town and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Shrewsbury and Harrogate Town will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Form: Shrewsbury vs Harrogate Town
Shrewsbury Form
In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 1-0 against Grimsby, 0-3 against Bristol Rovers and 6-1 against Wolverhampton. Shrewsbury managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Harrogate Town Form
In their previous three games, Harrogate Town lost 1-0 and 0-2 against Accrington and Tranmere, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Crewe. Harrogate Town came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by six goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Harrogate Town
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Shrewsbury and Harrogate Town. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Shrewsbury have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Shrewsbury home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Shrewsbury home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Harrogate Town matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Harrogate Town matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Harrogate Town matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Harrogate Town away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Harrogate Town away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Shrewsbury vs Harrogate Town
John Marquis has been great for Shrewsbury lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Harrogate Town are optimistic that Conor McAleny doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: Shrewsbury vs Harrogate Town
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at The Croud Meadow across all tournaments Shrewsbury won three times, drew two and lost five times. Harrogate Town claimed zero wins, four draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Shrewsbury lost their last 4 matches. Astonishingly, Harrogate Town failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches.
Both teams to score
Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Harrogate Town scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Shrewsbury managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Harrogate Town kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Shrewsbury’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Harrogate Town’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
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