Ace Football previews the League Two game between Walsall and Harrogate Town who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite their unconvincing form, Walsall stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 43. They face Harrogate Town on Friday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Poundland Bescot Stadium.
Walsall are currently looking at 72 points on their account, having played 42 matches, leaving them two places off the current League Two leaders. Meanwhile, Harrogate Town find themselves as number 20 in the League Two with 46 points following 42 rounds.
Team form: Walsall vs Harrogate Town
Walsall Form
A single point is all Walsall can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Doncaster, before getting trounced 2-3 against Port Vale while Barrow won 2-0. Walsall just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.
Harrogate Town Form
In their previous three matches, Harrogate Town beat Tranmere 3-2, lost 1-0 against AFC Wimbledon and drew 2-2 with Grimsby. Harrogate Town didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded seven and scored zero goals themselves.
Betting stats for Walsall and Harrogate Town
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Walsall and Harrogate Town played across all tournaments.
- In the last 22 Harrogate Town away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 20 Harrogate Town away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 31 of the last 33 Harrogate Town matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Harrogate Town matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Harrogate Town have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Walsall vs Harrogate Town
Ellis Taylor shows decent form right now for Harrogate Town, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Walsall, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Taylor Allen also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.
Popular markets: Walsall vs Harrogate Town
Full-time result
Walsall won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Harrogate Town won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost seven in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Walsall only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Harrogate Town scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Harrogate Town have failed to score in 6 consecutive away games. Harrogate Town should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as Walsall only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Harrogate Town claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Harrogate Town have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Walsall when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Walsall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Harrogate Town, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Harrogate Town did not score a single goal in 6 consecutive games.
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