League Two: Harrogate Town vs Shrewsbury – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 9 match between Harrogate Town and Shrewsbury and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

This will be the first time that Harrogate Town face Shrewsbury lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Harrogate Town are placed 17th with eight points after eight matches. Shrewsbury occupy a position as 23th in the league on five points.

Form: Harrogate Town vs Shrewsbury

Harrogate Town Form

In their last three matches, Harrogate Town lost 2-0 against Bromley, 0-1 against Crawley and 3-1 against Swindon. Harrogate Town managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Shrewsbury Form

Shrewsbury recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 0-0 draw with Accrington. A 1-3 win against Barnet followed, before a 1-3 defeat against Salford City in their most recent match. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Shrewsbury won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Harrogate Town and Shrewsbury

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

Players in form: Harrogate Town vs Shrewsbury

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Stephen Duke-McKenna, who is performing well for Harrogate Town. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Shrewsbury.The visitors will be looking to Sam Clucas to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Shrewsbury in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Harrogate Town vs Shrewsbury

Full-time result

Harrogate Town won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at EnviroVent Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Shrewsbury won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Harrogate Town lost their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Harrogate Town scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Shrewsbury only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Harrogate Town managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Harrogate Town saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Shrewsbury, who managed to hit the net 1.1 times on average in these games.