League Two: Tranmere vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

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

Both Tranmere and Harrogate Town need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at Prenton Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Tranmere approach the next League Two round as number 20 in the table, having claimed 36 points this season so far. With 37 games behind them, Harrogate Town amassed 27 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Team form: Tranmere vs Harrogate Town

Tranmere Form

A single draw is all Tranmere have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-1 and 1-3 against Newport and Oldham respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against Fleetwood. Tranmere only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Prenton Park in the League Two. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Harrogate Town Form

A draw is all that prevents Harrogate Town from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Cheltenham as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Milton Keynes Dons by a 4-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Salford City won the game and the exact score was 0-1. Harrogate Town 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 nine goals to four.

Betting stats for Tranmere and Harrogate Town

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

In-form players: Tranmere vs Harrogate Town

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Sam Finley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Harrogate Town hope Tobias Brenan can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Tranmere claimed two wins in their previous 10 matches at Prenton Park across all tournaments. They lost eight as well, while visitors Harrogate Town won one of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost six. Tranmere have not lost to Harrogate Town in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Tranmere only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Harrogate Town scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Tranmere managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Harrogate Town kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Tranmere have scored in 13 consecutive league meetings with Harrogate Town.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Harrogate Town, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.