Harrogate Town - Colchester United: League Two dungeon dwellers desperate for points and triumph. Check out all the interesting data and tables before the fixture!
- Harrogate Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in League Two
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
This could be an appealing game with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Harrogate Town form and stats
4-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Harrogate Town so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Harrogate after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Harrogate Town manager Weaver and his crew return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Hartlepool United (placed 22nd). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The attacker Armstrong was announced as "man of the match" for Harrogate Town with a rating of 8.15/10. Armstrong signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bradford City.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 has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Observe: 10 of the most recent 13 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.
Harrogate Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Harrogate Town have conceded 16 goals.
Colchester United form and stats
There's been little loot from Colchester United's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 12 away games in the League Two. Colchester United only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw.
Colchester United go into this game after a win, the home game against Swindon Town that ended 1-0. Goalkeeper O'Hara got the top player rating of the team with 7.54/10. O'Hara topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-2 loss hosting AFC Wimbledon before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colchester United playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Colchester wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Colchester United have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Colchester United - Harrogate 2-1 was the story when these two participants last did battle, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - zero - four (Harrogate Town wins - draws - Colchester United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Armstrong 8 goals | A. Pattison 6 goals |  M. Daly 5 goals |
Harrogate Town missing players
Colchester United missing players
| Harrogate Town | Colchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 30 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 61% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 50% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 17% |
| 39% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 5.9 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 13.3 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 6.5 | 8.1 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 44% | 43% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 88% | 91% |
| 14.1 | 13.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Colchester United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
- Colchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Harrogate Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Harrogate Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colchester United have scored away.
- Harrogate Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) 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 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Salford City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 11 | Barrow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Newport County | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 19 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 14 |
