Ace Football previews the League Two round 11 match between Harrogate Town and Newport and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Mid-placed Newport travel to EnviroVent Stadium to face struggling Harrogate Town in a round 11 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Harrogate Town are placed 18th with 11 points after ten matches. Newport occupy a position as tenth in the league on 15 points.
Team form: Harrogate Town vs Newport
Harrogate Town Form
In the last three outings, Harrogate Town beat Bradford by 2-1, lost 1-5 against Milton Keynes Dons, before drawing 0-0 with Swindon. Harrogate Town managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.
Newport Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Newport. They first took out Crewe by 2-1 before downing Salford City by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Bradford, who ran out 3-1 winners. Newport managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 16 time and letting in five.
Betting facts for Harrogate Town and Newport
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Harrogate Town and Newport. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- 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 home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Harrogate Town matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Harrogate Town matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Harrogate Town have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Newport have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Newport have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Newport matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Harrogate Town vs Newport
Ellis Taylor is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Newport look to Aaron Wildig, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Harrogate Town vs Newport
Full-time result
Harrogate Town won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at EnviroVent Stadium. They drew two and lost six as well, while Newport won one of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost nine. Newport conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Newport have not lost to Harrogate Town in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Harrogate Town scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Newport only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Harrogate Town managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Newport kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Harrogate Town and Newport.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Harrogate Town, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Newport, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Newport conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
Recommended tip: Harrogate Town vs Newport
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Harrogate Town and Newport seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.