League Two match prediction: Little separates Harrogate Town and Morecambe in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: CNG Stadium (3800 seats)

Harrogate Town look forward to challenge Morecambe in this League Two game. Everything you should learn about the fixture is found right here!

Insights:
  • Harrogate Town have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Harrogate Town form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first League Two game of the season here at CNG Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses from Harrogate Town's 23 home games.

No payout for Harrogate in their previous match, an away game at Accrington Stanley that ended in defeat 1-2. Heartbreak for Harrogate Town in their last match as Accrington Stanley's Nolan scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfield player Falkingham got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Falkingham hit three key passes.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tranmere Rovers (0-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Harrogate Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Harrogate Town as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Harrogate Town has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Harrogate, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Blackburn Rovers is only four days away.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Harrogate Town at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Morecambe form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League Two ended in defeat. Last season Morecambe had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 2, drew 6 and lost 15.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Morecambe goalkeeper Stuart Moore is eager to challenge this, with his 183 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing from Mellon (2) and Mckiernan secured the home win 3-0 against Bradford City in their previous game. Mellon, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.84. Mellon scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

A draw for Morecambe before that, at their own venue hosting Notts County (0-0).

{0 goals} so far away for Morecambe, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the former three meetings): Harrogate Town won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Morecambe managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeM. Mellon
M. Mellon
2 goals
Harrogate TownW. Burrell
W. Burrell
1 goals
Harrogate TownJ. Muldoon
J. Muldoon
1 goals

Harrogate Town missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Harrogate Town Morecambe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 1 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 5
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
4.8 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4.8
5.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3.8
2.2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 9
3.2 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2.2
15% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 56%
 
15.2 15 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 27 13.2
4.2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 2.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Harrogate Town have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in League Two
Harrogate Town Last season Morecambe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
12 6   Won W   2 10
16 10   Drew D   6 14
18 7   Lost L   15 22
59 31   Scored S   17 47
68 32   Conceded C   47 78
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 93%
76% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
57% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 52%
35% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 30%
13% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 17%
57% 57%   BTTS BTTS   52% 54%
24% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   4% 17%
28% 26%   Failed to Score F T   48% 35%
 
4.3 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.5
5.8 5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 6.9
1.4 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
2 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.7 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 9.6
3.6 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.3
36% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 31%
 
14.2 12.8   Shots against (avg) S A   17.4 16.8
4 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6 5.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gillingham 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 12
2 Milton Keynes Dons 4 3 0 1 10 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 9
3 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 8
4 Accrington Stanley 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
5 Salford City 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 7
6 Morecambe 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7
7 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 7
8 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 Notts County 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 1 3 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 6
11 Crewe Alexandra 4 1 3 0 10 8 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 6
12 Newport County 4 2 0 2 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
13 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 6 1 5
14 Grimsby Town 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 5
15 Wrexham 4 1 2 1 13 13 3 1 1 1 12 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
16 Stockport County 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Walsall 4 1 1 2 7 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -2 4
18 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 4
19 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 3 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
20 Sutton United 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
21 Harrogate Town 4 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -4 3
22 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 0 3 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
23 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 -7 1
24 Colchester United 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gillingham 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 12
2 Milton Keynes Dons 4 3 0 1 10 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 9
3 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 8
4 Accrington Stanley 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
5 Salford City 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 7
6 Morecambe 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7
7 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 7
8 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 Notts County 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 1 3 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 6
11 Crewe Alexandra 4 1 3 0 10 8 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 6
12 Newport County 4 2 0 2 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
13 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 6 1 5
14 Grimsby Town 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 5
15 Wrexham 4 1 2 1 13 13 3 1 1 1 12 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
16 Stockport County 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Walsall 4 1 1 2 7 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -2 4
18 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 4
19 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 3 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
20 Sutton United 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
21 Harrogate Town 4 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -4 3
22 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 0 3 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
23 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 -7 1
24 Colchester United 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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