Harrogate Town host Newport County on Tuesday at the EnviroVent Stadium in League Two.
In their last league match, on Saturday, Harrogate lost to Walsall 2-0 at home.
Newport also lost, 3-0 away at Milton Keynes Dons.
In the last 10 years, Harrogate and Newport have played each other on seven occasions. They won three each, and they drew once.
On average, Harrogate scored 1.4 goals and the Exiles 2.3 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on October 7, when Harrogate won 2-1 away.
In Will Evans, Newport have one of the league’s sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched 19 goals in 33 appearances, to sit third in the scoring charts.
Harrogate’s top scorers, with nine goals each, are Jack Muldoon and George Thomson.
With 40 goals in 33 games so far this season, Town are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.2 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 48 goals at a rate of 1.5 per game.
County are also below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.6 goals per game.
The Exiles are 16th in the table after 33 games, of which they have won 13 and drawn seven, earning 46 points.
The hosts are five places ahead of the away side in 11th, with 14 wins and six draws putting them on 48 points.
Harrogate are in mixed form in League Two, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.
With four wins and two losses over that period, Newport’s form is better – they have taken 12 points from 18, compared to Harrogate’s eight.
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Harrogate Town v Newport County
League Two | EnviroVent Stadium
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 7.45pm
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