A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Harrogate Town fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Stevenage's 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Harrogate and Stevenage.
Harrogate Town form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Harrogate Town have to build on here at CNG Stadium in the League Two.
Harrogate Town are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Colchester United. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Grimsby Town.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Harrogate Town's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost two.
There will be little rest for Harrogate after this match as they are travelling to Newport County for a League Two game in only four days.
The Harrogate fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Harrogate's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stevenage form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Stevenage have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far. Recent form does not give Stevenage much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Harrogate Town will be a tough nut to crack.
E. List was the last player to score for the away team. Stevenage haven't scored a league goal in the last 503 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Leyton Orient with 0-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Newport County.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Stevenage playing away, we found five games. Results were two away wins, one draw and two home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Stevenage are hosting Grimsby Town in the League Two only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Stevenage's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Muldoon 6 goals | L. Kerry 2 goals | G. Thomson 1 goals |
Harrogate Town missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Harrogate Town | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | 36 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 41 | 98 |
| 34 | 9 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 13 | 32 |
| 35% | 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 16% |
- Harrogate Town have scored more than double the goals of Stevenage.
- Stevenage has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in League Two
- Stevenage have yet to win a game away.
- Stevenage is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Salford City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Barrow | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 2 |