Harrogate Town vs Accrington Stanley: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Harrogate Town played against Accrington Stanley in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 9, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Harrogate Town has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Accrington Stanley has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Harrogate Town scores 0.94 goals per game and allows 1.56. Accrington Stanley scores 1.17 and allows 1.22. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Harrogate Town's games and 56% of Accrington Stanley's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 39%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Accrington Stanley has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.11 per game. Harrogate Town takes 9.8 shots per game, while Accrington Stanley takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Harrogate Town leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Accrington Stanley leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.61 after halftime.

When the teams score

Harrogate Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For Accrington Stanley, it is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
5Shots9
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1Shots on target4
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.71xG1.17
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
3Corners6
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
42Dangerous attacks43
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
12Fouls9
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
2Cards1
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.94Goals scored / game1.17
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.56Goals allowed / game1.22
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
47%Average possession47%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
3.11Shots on target / game4.06
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.83Shots per game12.5
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
3.11Shots on target4.06
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
9.6%Shot conversion9.3%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
47%Possession47%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.11xG for1.4
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.72xG against1.31
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Shooting quality

Harrogate Town: BalancedAccrington Stanley: Balanced
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Accuracy (shots on target)32%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Accrington Stanley is 350% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Harrogate Town · 1.8 pts / game - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
22% W22% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-10
0.89 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-6
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Accrington Stanley
DDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
28% W33% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-7
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Accrington Stanley is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

0.94 goals / game - Harrogate Town · 1.17 goals / game - Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley is 28% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.56 goals / game - Harrogate Town · 1.22 goals / game - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town scoring profile: very strong

Harrogate Town scores in 72% of games (13 of 18 meczów), while Accrington Stanley keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: very strong

Accrington Stanley scores in 72% of games (13 of 18 meczów), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)21
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
28Goals conceded (season)22
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
2.5Average goals per game2.39
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
2Goals scored (last 5)9
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal72%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
17%2 goals22%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
6%3 goals17%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0%4 goals6%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal78%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
50%2 goals33%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
28%3 goals11%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0%4 goals0%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 18 meczów
57%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time6%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
6%Scored in both halves22%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
40%BTTS - last 580%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Accrington Stanley is 88% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.89 pts / game - Harrogate Town · 1.67 pts / game - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town - half-time state
17% leading39% draw44% trailing
Accrington Stanley - half-time state
50% leading17% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.89Points per game (1st half)1.67
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.06
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
39%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
61%No goal before half-time50%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per game (2nd half)1.11
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
61%No goal after half-time56%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Harrogate Town - second-half results

22% W39% D39% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 22%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Accrington Stanley - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding56%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 28%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Harrogate Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.80
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Accrington Stanley - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.000.80
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal0%60%
Goal difference+5-2
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Harrogate Town
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
1
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
3
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Accrington Stanley
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
5
6
16-30
2
2
31-45
0
3
46-60
6
7
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.45
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Harrogate Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Accrington Stanley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Harrogate TownLigaAccrington Stanley
Average goals per game 2.502.67 2.39
Both teams scored 50%57% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%49% 39%
Clean sheets 22%24% 22%
Goal before half-time 78%71% 83%
Goal after half-time 72%76% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Harrogate TownYellow cardJack Levi Sutton
  2. Accrington StanleyGoalPaddy MaddenAssist: Donald Love
  3. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Stephen Winston Duke-McKennaOff: Tom Cursons
  4. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Conor McAlenyOff: Stephen Winston Duke-McKenna
  5. Accrington StanleyGoalBenn WardAssist: Isaac Sinclair
  6. Harrogate TownSubstitutionOn: Shaun McCoulskyOff: Jack Levi Sutton
  7. Accrington StanleySubstitutionOn: Conor GrantOff: Séamus Conneely
  8. Accrington StanleySubstitutionOn: Connor O'BrienOff: Benn Ward
  9. Harrogate TownYellow cardBenjamin Jake Fox
  10. Accrington StanleyYellow cardPaddy Madden

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Richard EleyMatches officiated: 9
3.78Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins11%Draws56%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Harrogate Town vs Accrington Stanley?

The EFL League Two match finished Harrogate Town 0:2 Accrington Stanley. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Harrogate Town vs Accrington Stanley?

Harrogate Town score 0.94 goals per game on average and Accrington Stanley 1.17. The EFL League Two average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Harrogate Town's matches and 56% of Accrington Stanley's.

What form are Harrogate Town and Accrington Stanley in?

Over the last 5 games Harrogate Town have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Accrington Stanley 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Harrogate Town vs Accrington Stanley?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.