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League Two: Salford City vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

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

Form hasn’t been great recently for Salford City, who hope to turn things around against Harrogate Town on Saturday. This is a round 46 match in the current League Two campaign, and they face each other at Peninsula Stadium.

Sitting bottom of the table, Salford City have claimed 50 points after 45 rounds, while Harrogate Town have amassed 62 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the League Two at the moment.

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Team form: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

Salford City Form

Salford City suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by AFC Wimbledon in a 1-0 defeat. Bradford also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Salford City were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Newport. Salford City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Harrogate Town Form

Harrogate Town managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 1-0 win against Grimsby. A 2-2 draw with Sutton United followed, before they lost against Milton Keynes Dons by 3-5. Harrogate Town didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed five draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded five and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats for Salford City and Harrogate Town

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

  • Salford City have conceded in 27 of the last 28 home matches
  • Salford City have conceded in 21 of the last 22 home matches in the League Two
  • Salford City have conceded in 22 of the last 24 matches
  • Salford City have conceded in 22 of the last 24 matches in the League Two
  • In 9 of the last 10 home matches Salford City played, both teams scored
  • In 21 of the last 23 Harrogate Town away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Harrogate Town away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Harrogate Town have not won the last 8 away matches in a row
  • Harrogate Town have not won the last 8 away matches in a row in the League Two
  • Harrogate Town have not lost 10 of the last 12 away matches

In-form players: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and George Thomson also hammered in four goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Salford City.

Betting markets: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

Full-time result

Salford City claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Harrogate Town won two, drew six and lost two of their last 10 games away. Salford City have not lost to Harrogate Town in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Salford City scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Harrogate Town got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Salford City played. Of the previous 10 outings, Salford City scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Salford City have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Harrogate Town.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Salford City, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Harrogate Town, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.

Betting prediction: Salford City vs Harrogate Town

To sum up, the upcoming match between Salford City and Harrogate Town seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

Salford City vs Harrogate Town: Who wins the game?

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