Harrogate Town host Bristol Rovers with hopes of winning all three points. Will they? Read our preview!
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals (27) in League Two
- Bristol Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (0) away 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.
Harrogate Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Harrogate Town, who have the most scored goals (27) in League Two, have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 7 games.
Harrogate are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Hartlepool United. Did Harrogate Town get overconfident in their match against Hartlepool United? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat. George Thomson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Thomson scored one goal.
Before that, Harrogate Town drew at home versus Tranmere Rovers.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Harrogate Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won five times, drawn six and lost five.
Goals decide football matches and Harrogate are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bristol Rovers so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Bristol, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Newport County with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Attacker Brett Pitman got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Pitman scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Colchester United that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Bristol Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were zero victories, two draws and eight defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bristol Rovers have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bristol have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Armstrong 8 goals | J. Muldoon 6 goals | A. Pattison 5 goals |
Harrogate Town missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Harrogate Town | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 79% |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 71% | 86% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 86% | 64% |
| 14% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 14% |
| 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 13.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11 | 10.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 29% | 37% |
- Bristol Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bristol Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League Two
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Harrogate Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Harrogate Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals (16) at home in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals (27) in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in League Two
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Newport County | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Barrow | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Salford City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 11 |