Football tips: Harrogate Town vs Southend United - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: CNG Stadium (3800 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Harrogate Town are in the 13th position while the guesting Southend United worry at 23rd.

Insights:
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (22) in League Two

Southend United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.

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Harrogate Town form and stats

Harrogate Town have played 17 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The Harrogate crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Morecambe here at CNG Stadium in a League Two match. Heartbreak before that as Harrogate lost 1-2 at Forest Green Rovers's place.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Harrogate Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and two defeats (from five games).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Harrogate Town here at CNG Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 17 games). Harrogate are not conceding a lot of goals here at CNG Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Southend United form and stats

There's been little loot from Southend United's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the League Two. Southend United, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in League Two, only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 7 draws. With three draws in a row for Southend United the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Two points from the last two away games for Southend, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Southend's last game was the home draw against Walsall (0-0). A 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe United's stadium before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Southend when being an outsider away as they are today, we find ten matches with the visitors losing six times, drawing two and winning two games.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Southend's away games in the league this season with only 9 goals from 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Southend have conceded 25 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Harrogate Town and Southend United have met before this season: Southend United - Harrogate Town 0-4.

Top Goalscorers

HarrogateJ. Muldoon
J. Muldoon
12 goals
Harrogate TownJ. March
J. March
5 goals
Harrogate TownA. Martin
A. Martin
4 goals

Harrogate Town missing players

Southend United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Harrogate Town Southend United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 7 18 37
14 6 4 Won W 0 3 7
6 4 1 Drew D 3 7 11
16 7 0 Lost L 4 8 19
40 15 8 Scored S 2 9 22
41 16 2 Conceded C 12 25 50
92% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 78% 81%
53% 35% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 61% 59%
50% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 28% 32%
19% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 16%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
44% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 29% 28% 30%
33% 41% 80% Clean Sheets C S 14% 33% 32%
31% 41% 0% Failed to Score F T 71% 61% 57%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.5
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
12.1 11.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.1 8.7 8.7
3.7 3.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.9 2.3 2.4
30% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 22% 25%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Southend United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Southend United have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (22) in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals (9) away in League Two
  • Southend United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Southend United have the the worst goal difference (-28) 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 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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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 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.