Shrewsbury Town
- Shrewsbury Town are winless in five League Two games, with four defeats and one draw.
- Shrewsbury Town’s form coming into Saturday’s game is so poor that it is hard to recommend them as favourites at 1.81 when Harrogate Town, who are in similar poor shape, are available at 4.2 to win.
- Shrewsbury have had a bad spell of five winless games which include a 1-0 away defeat to Grimsby, a 0-3 home loss to Bristol Rovers and a 0-0 draw at Salford City.
- Michael Appleton has tried to change the style of this Shrewsbury Town side since taking over as manager, implementing a more patient style of play with a preference for possession and trying to control the tempo.
Harrogate Town
- Harrogate Town are also on a five-match winless run, picking up two draws and suffering three defeats.
- Harrogate Town, also on a poor spell of form, have been drawing their games, which might be a sign of greater resilience of late.
- Harrogate’s last three games have seen a 0-2 home defeat to Tranmere, a 0-0 draw with Swindon at home and a 1-1 away draw at Crewe Alexandra.
- Long-serving boss Simon Weaver has his men organised, compact and able to punish sides on the break, or from set-pieces.
Head-to-Head
- Harrogate Town won this fixture 0-2 when they played home three months ago.
- Shrewsbury’s home form, with three wins, four draws and five losses from 12 games and 15 goals conceded, is a concern.
- Harrogate have won only two of their 13 away games, drawing five and losing six.
Key Players
- Shrewsbury’s top scorer, George Lloyd, has managed only three goals in his 21 League Two appearances this season, and Shrewsbury’s ability to get chances has been poor of late.
- Jack Muldoon has five goals in 19 appearances for Harrogate Town, providing them with a reliable goal source up top.
Betting Insights
- Both Teams To Score is available at 1.85, but this may be too optimistic for two out-of-form sides.
- This game could be tense, with neither side wanting to lose and both chasing momentum in a fight for survival in League Two.
Prediction
The odds of 1.77 for Under 2.5 goals may be the value bet for this game.
