League Two: Grimsby vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 22 match between Grimsby and Harrogate Town and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Grimsby stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 22. They face Harrogate Town on Thursday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Blundell Park.

Grimsby approach round 22 as number 8 in the League Two table with 31 points on their account so far. With 21 rounds behind them, Harrogate Town have amassed 21 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

Form: Grimsby vs Harrogate Town

Grimsby Form

Grimsby have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-3 victory against Morecambe. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Crewe, before handing over another win to Swindon in a 3-1 defeat. Grimsby just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Blundell Park. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 15 goals.

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-3 by AFC Wimbledon, before Tranmere ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Walsall, who came out 0-2 winners. Harrogate Town only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.

Betting facts for Grimsby and Harrogate Town

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Grimsby and Harrogate Town. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Grimsby vs Harrogate Town

Justin Obikwu is showing good form for Grimsby, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Anthony O’Connor scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Grimsby vs Harrogate Town

Full-time result

Grimsby won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Blundell Park. They drew one and lost seven as well, while Harrogate Town won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Harrogate Town lost 4 matches on the bounce. Harrogate Town have not lost to Grimsby in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Grimsby scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Harrogate Town scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Harrogate Town managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Grimsby, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Harrogate Town, who scored one time on average in these matches. Harrogate Town conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.