League Two: Walsall vs Harrogate Town – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 45 match between Walsall and Harrogate Town and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Harrogate Town come to Poundland Bescot Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Walsall will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Walsall approach the next League Two round as number 12 in the table, having claimed 65 points this season so far. With 44 games behind them, Harrogate Town amassed 36 points, placing them as number 24 before their next fixture.

Team form: Walsall vs Harrogate Town

Walsall Form

In their last three games, Walsall lost 2-1 against Swindon, got defeated 0-4 by Cheltenham before winning 1-3 against Barrow. 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 five and conceded ten goals.

Harrogate Town Form

In their last three matches, Harrogate Town lost against Bristol Rovers and Newport by 2-3 and 2-1, respectively, and beat Colchester by 1-0. Harrogate Town managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League Two away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting stats for Walsall and Harrogate Town

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

Players on top: Walsall vs Harrogate Town

Mason Hancock is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Harrogate Town look to Jack Evans, hoping he can add to his current total of two League Two goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Walsall vs Harrogate Town

Full-time result

Walsall claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing five. Harrogate Town won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Walsall have not lost to Harrogate Town in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Walsall scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Harrogate Town got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Walsall 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. Harrogate Town have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Walsall when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Walsall, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Harrogate Town’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Walsall conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.