Harrogate Town vs Crewe Alexandra betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on February 01th, 2025

Harrogate Town will be playing against Crewe Alexandra in a League Two football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 01th, 2025, at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Harrogate Town vs Crewe Alexandra betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Harrogate Town vs Crewe Alexandra will occur

The game will be played in the small CNG Stadium stadium, in the city of Harrogate, with a capacity for 3800 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Harrogate Town vs Crewe Alexandra 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 2.49 goals per match played.

Harrogate Town last match

In the last match played, Harrogate Town met Milton Keynes Dons, in a match valid for the League Two. The match ended in a loss by 2-1. The coach S. Weaver's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-4-1-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.20 were a sign of it.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Anthony O'Connor was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Crewe Alexandra 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, Crewe Alexandra, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the AFC Wimbledon team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 2.80 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Harrogate Town vs Crewe Alexandra h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Crewe Alexandra occupied 2nd place in EFL Trophy and, team Harrogate Town the 3rd place. Crewe Alexandra entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Harrogate Town arranged their formation in a 4-1-4-1.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 EFL Trophy season. The match, played on 08-10-2024, recorded the 1-0 win for Crewe Alexandra.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The performance of the Crewe Alexandra team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Harrogate Town team.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Harrogate Town

League Two leaderboard now

Ranking in 20th place in the League Two, Harrogate Town enters this match with 29 points, 8 wins, 16 losses, 5 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

The team has no advantage against the Accrington Stanley team who holds the 19th place in the 30th round.

Harrogate Town analysis

After 29 rounds, Harrogate Town has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 40 goals so far and scored 24 times.

Harrogate Town team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the League Two that has been affecting the team's morale.

It appears that Harrogate Town is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Harrogate Town, with a ball possession of 43.52% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Crewe Alexandra of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Harrogate Town in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Harrogate Town and Crewe Alexandra, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

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.

Crewe Alexandra

League Two leaderboard now

The Crewe Alexandra team with 47 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 12 wins, 11 draws, and 5 losses.

Bradford City ranks just above, occupying 3rd place in the 30th round, the team has the same number of points.

Crewe Alexandra analysis

We have reached matchday 29 in League Two and at the moment Crewe Alexandra has made 35 goals and conceded 24.

As we approach the Regular Season, Crewe Alexandra is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.46 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the League Two that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Away, Crewe Alexandra usually don't give their opponents many chances, with a balance of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 6 draws in the League Two.

Facing a demanding schedule, Crewe Alexandra may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Harrogate Town and Crewe Alexandra for victory, Crewe Alexandra busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Crewe Alexandra

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Jack Lankester is the player to highlight. Helping Crewe Alexandra with 7 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

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 Crewe Alexandra is Jack Lankester, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Harrogate Town 0.79 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Crewe Alexandra 1 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.65.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.42 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 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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