Chesterfield (home)
- Chesterfield enter this weekend’s clash with Harrogate Town looking for a home win after a pair of draws kept them unbeaten, but off the pace.
- Chesterfield have a strong home record in League Two this season (W6, D6, L2).
Harrogate Town (away)
- Harrogate Town enter this fixture in poor form, losing four of their last five in League Two and winning just once.
- That 2-1 victory over Cambridge United in their only game in the past three days looks to have come too late to save them, and they sit 24th in the table with just 21 points from 31 matches.
- Harrogate Town have won two and lost eight of their 15 away league matches this season.
Head-to-Head
The last meeting between these sides in the league was a 2-1 away win for Chesterfield in League Two five months ago, with each of the last three encounters seeing both sides take one win each and a draw.
Betting Insights
- Chesterfield are a strong 1.42 favorite to claim the win in this game, and that price is a huge overestimate of their chances.
- Harrogate Town are clear underdogs at 7.25, but they have an even worse record on the road than their poor overall record suggests.
- Harrogate have won just two of their 15 games away from home this term, losing eight of those outings.
- They’ve also scored just 11 goals on their travels, averaging just 0.73 goals per game.
Key Players
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Dilan Markanday:
- Dilan Markanday is the biggest goal threat for Chesterfield, scoring six goals in 22 League Two appearances.
- The midfielder has scored two goals in his last five, making him an obvious pick for an anytime goal in this one.
- Harrogate’s Jack Muldoon is their most reliable finisher with five goals in 24 games, and is top of their goal scoring charts.
Prediction
- The visitors like to press high up the field and will try to win the ball back in dangerous positions to create goals, whilst Chesterfield prefer to build patiently from the back and look to overload the defence.
- Whoever wins the battle for the ball will have the greatest chance of success in this fixture, and Harrogate Town’s aggressive nature can leave them exposed.
- A home win is the pick here, with Chesterfield’s record and form much superior to Harrogate’s.
