Ace Football previews the League Two round 18 match between Harrogate Town and Swindon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Swindon travel to Harrogate Town this coming Saturday, when they pair of them go toe-to-toe at EnviroVent Stadium in a exciting League Two encounter.
Harrogate Town are number 14 in the table on 22 points after 17 matches. Swindon rank as number 12 with 23 points after 17 matches played.
Team form: Harrogate Town vs Swindon
Harrogate Town Form
Harrogate Town look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Crewe, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Marine in a 1-5 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Walsall in their most recent outing. In their last six League Two matches at home, Harrogate Town have one win, while they’ve drawn zero and lost five.
Swindon Form
Swindon lost their previous three matches by 4-7 against Aldershot, 3-1 against Colchester and 2-4 against Stockport County. In their last six League Two away matches, Swindon failed to win even once. In stead, they’ve drawn two and lost four, scoring eight while also conceding 14 times.
Betting stats and facts for Harrogate Town and Swindon
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Harrogate Town and Swindon played across all competitions.
- Harrogate Town have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Harrogate Town have lost the last 5 home matches in a row
- Harrogate Town have conceded in the last 9 home matches in a row
- Harrogate Town have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 matches Harrogate Town played, both teams scored
- Swindon have conceded in 22 of the last 24 away matches
- Swindon have not won 17 of the last 19 away matches
- In 12 of the last 14 Swindon away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Swindon have lost the last 4 matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
- Swindon have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Harrogate Town vs Swindon
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Jake Young has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Swindon bank on him to build on these numbers against Harrogate Town. The latter relies on George Thomson, who found the target three times in six games.
Popular betting markets: Harrogate Town vs Swindon
Full-time result
EnviroVent Stadium witnessed Harrogate Town winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing zero and losing seven as well. Swindon claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Swindon lost 4 matches on the trot.
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, Swindon only scored the opening goal of the match in three 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 one of the last 10 games, Swindon kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Harrogate Town scored an average of 1.5 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Swindon, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Harrogate Town vs Swindon
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Harrogate Town and Swindon. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.