League Two: Harrogate Town vs Tranmere – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Harrogate Town and Tranmere who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Harrogate Town and Tranmere will be desperate for points on Tuesday, 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?

Ranked as number 21 in the League Two standings, Harrogate Town, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Tranmere collected 40 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 39 rounds.

Form: Harrogate Town vs Tranmere

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 3-0 against Newport. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Chesterfield, before also drawing 1-1 with Gillingham. Harrogate Town claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the League Two, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored six and conceded three goals.

Tranmere Form

Tranmere look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Bradford by 0-1, before drawing 0-0 with Fleetwood. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Cheltenham by a 2-0 scoreline. Tranmere claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to four.

Betting stats for Harrogate Town and Tranmere

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

Players in form: Harrogate Town vs Tranmere

Josh March is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Tranmere look to Kristian Dennis, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Harrogate Town vs Tranmere

Full-time result

Harrogate Town won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at EnviroVent Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Tranmere won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Harrogate Town did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Tranmere didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Tranmere have not lost to Harrogate Town in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Harrogate Town scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Tranmere only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Tranmere have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Tranmere managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Harrogate Town were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Tranmere have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Harrogate Town when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Harrogate Town, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Tranmere’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.