Woking
- Woking FC have taken just two wins in their last five (W2, D2, L1).
- Craig Ross has been more adaptable since taking over as Woking boss on 24th July 2026, switching between a back-three and a back-four and setting his team up to pinch it on the counter attack.
Harrogate Town
- Harrogate Town have won three of their last five matches, arriving at this game on the back of a three-game winning streak (W3, D0, L2).
- Simon Weaver has been at the helm of the Harrogate project for a long time and there is a clear identity to the team which has seen them go in a similar shape.
- The backbone is a back three, wing-backs and vertical pressing, so they will be looking to push Woking high up the pitch on Saturday.
Key Players
- Ross has been lucky to have John Marquis as his main threat going forward this season, as the ex-Newcastle United player leads the National League 2026/2027 scoring tables with six goals in 6.
- Harrogate have one player who can score a goal out of nowhere and he's Bailey Hobson, who leads their scoring charts with four goals in 11 in the National League 2026/2027.
- Hobson has three goals in his last five appearances, scoring three of Harrogate's seven goals in that spell.
Betting Insights
- While the odds for the home team (2.44) are slightly ahead of Harrogate (2.64), and the draw (3.78), it is the visitors who arrive at the game in the better form and have the numbers and style to cause problems at Laithwaite Community Stadium.
- The visitors sit in second spot on 25 points from 12 games, while Woking are down in 15th on 15 from 12.
- This is no surprise given that The Cards have conceded 11 at home and Harrogate have a 3-0-2 away record.
- Woking have shown they can push teams back and hit the net in recent games, smashing five at Carlisle United and three at Eastleigh in their last three, but the 2-4 home defeat to Solihull Moors proved they were vulnerable at the back.
- Over 2.5 goals is a nice alternative bet at 1.79, while both teams to score is also strong at 1.59.
Prediction
- We've got to side with the side who are in better form and will come into this game looking to put Woking away, as they have done at Hartlepool United and in their 3-0 thumping of Hornchurch last time out.
- This tactical setup often leads to a more scrappy game, which Harrogate will try to dictate territory.
- The Sulphurites can indeed spring the surprise in Woking.
- The correct score pick is a narrow 2-1 win for Harrogate Town.
