Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Town betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on January 17th, 2025

A League Two match between Harrogate Town and Cheltenham Town will hold on January 17th, 2025, Friday at 19:45h (UTC), in England, check the Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Town betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Town will occur

The game is set to be played in the small CNG Stadium stadium, in the city of Harrogate, with a capacity for 3800 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Town betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.55 goals per match played.

Harrogate Town last match

Harrogate Town come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Leeds United, valid for the FA Cup, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by S. Weaver lined up in the last match with a 4-4-2 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 19.00.

Cheltenham Town last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Cheltenham Town, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Port Vale team with a final score of 0-0.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.25) ended up being a good result.

Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Town h2h

The last time Harrogate Town went up against Cheltenham Town, it was in League Two. Harrogate Town, ranked 16th place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Cheltenham Town, then in 20th place, was charged with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 07-09-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the League Two, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Cheltenham Town.

The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.

The Cheltenham Town team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Harrogate Town its counterpart.

Harrogate Town

League Two leaderboard now

Harrogate Town joins this game with 25 points, having lost 14 games, winning only 7, and scoring 4 draws. The team ranks in 21st place in the League Two and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 27th round, the team has no difference over the Tranmere Rovers team, which is in position 22 just below, and the same score that the Swindon Town team that occupies the 20th place.

Harrogate Town analysis

At the end of round 26 of League Two, Harrogate Town collected 21 goals scored and 37 goals conceded.

The Harrogate Town team comes from a defeat in the FA Cup, and its coach Simon Weaver wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent results have shown that Harrogate Town is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

The average ball possession of Harrogate Town in this league is 43.36%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Cheltenham Town they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Harrogate Town

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Josh March. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Harrogate Town team achieving several victories this season.

Cheltenham Town

League Two leaderboard now

Cheltenham Town arrives in this game with 31 points, and in 13th place in the League Two, having won 8 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 7 draws.

Which means that in the 27th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Gillingham team who is in the 14th place.

Cheltenham Town analysis

We have reached matchday 26 in League Two and at the moment Cheltenham Town has made 34 goals and conceded 36.

With an average of 3.83 shots on goal per match, Cheltenham Town certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Cheltenham Town is a more offensive team than Harrogate Town, having 2391 attacks vs. 2134 from Harrogate Town, having scored 34 times, in comparison, Harrogate Town converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Cheltenham Town

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name George Miller. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Cheltenham Town to achieve victory in several disputes.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Harrogate Town is Josh March, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cheltenham Town is George Miller, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Cheltenham Town scores an average of 1.36 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.1 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.08 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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