National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Harrogate Town or Mansfield Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Harrogate nor Mansfield Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Harrogate Town form and stats
Harrogate was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.Harrogate Town have collected seven points from their first three League Two games here, a promising start.
The spoils were shared in Harrogate's previous game, also at home. Visiting Exeter City travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Josh Falkingham got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, the max score being 10. Falkingham .
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Leyton Orient.The manager S. Weaver will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Mansfield Town in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Harrogate are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Mansfield Town form and stats
They also participated in EFL Trophy last season. This ended in the group stage.The League Two season is young and Mansfield Town have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Two away games in a row for Mansfield, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Swindon Town in the League Two. Defender Stephen McLaughlin was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. McLaughlin hit three key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
A loss against Bradford City was the result prior to that, in a League Two home game.After this away game Mansfield return home for a League Two game against Harrogate Town. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Mansfield Town have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Harrogate victories, zero draws and zero Mansfield Town wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Pattison 3 goals | L. Armstrong 3 goals |  O. Hawkins 3 goals |
Harrogate Town missing players
Mansfield Town missing players
| Harrogate Town | Mansfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 11 | 32 | ||
| 45 | 33 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.5 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Salford City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Barrow | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
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