Harrogate Town vs Yeovil Town Prediction

Recent form for both sides

Harrogate Town's last 20 matches, across league, FA Cup and a late pre-season friendly, show 13 wins against just 4 losses. That's a strong overall return, but their very latest result was a 3-0 defeat away at Carlisle, which is worth noting since it breaks a run of mostly positive form.

Harrogate Town: 20 completed matches; Yeovil Town: 20 completed matches.

Harrogate Town

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

28

Difference

+14

Yeovil Town

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

45

Conceded

28

Difference

+17

Yeovil Town's equivalent sample is more uneven. They've picked up 9 wins but also 5 losses, including a heavy 6-0 defeat at Wealdstone. In between, they've had spells of good form too, like a 5-2 FA Cup win and a run of tight draws, so their form has been more of a rollercoaster than Harrogate's.

Neither side's recent matches have been fully consistent, and competition mixing (cup games, friendlies) means this form snapshot should be read with some caution.

Comparative Team Statistics: Harrogate Town vs Yeovil Town

Head-to-head history

There are only two recorded meetings between these sides, both from 2019 and 2020, with each team winning once at home. That's a tiny sample and several years old, so it doesn't tell us much about how either side is playing now.

League table context

After 13 games each, Harrogate sit second on 28 points and Yeovil fourth on 25, so there's only a three point gap between them. Interestingly, Yeovil have actually scored more goals (32 to Harrogate's 29) and conceded fewer (15 to 17), despite being below Harrogate in the table.

That suggests the underlying numbers are closer than the raw positions imply, even if Harrogate currently hold the better points total.

The table gap looks fairly thin once you factor in the goals for and against on both sides.

What to watch before kickoff

This fixture is roughly a month away from the data we're looking at here, so both teams' form could shift a fair bit between now and matchday. Harrogate will want to shake off that recent loss at Carlisle, while Yeovil will be hoping their better underlying numbers start translating into results higher up the table.

With no market currently quoted for this match, it's one to keep an eye on closer to the day rather than draw firm conclusions from right now.