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

Key match information

Harrogate Town play Accrington Stanley in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 9 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Harrogate Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Accrington Stanley: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Harrogate Town scores 0.85 and concedes 1.48 goals per match. Accrington Stanley scores 1.02 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Harrogate Town 43%, Accrington Stanley 41%. Over 2.5: Harrogate Town 37%, Accrington Stanley 37%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Accrington Stanley has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.27. Harrogate Town: 11.4 shots per match, Accrington Stanley: 11.7.

Match halves

Harrogate Town: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.41. Accrington Stanley: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

Harrogate Town: 16-30 (10 goals). Accrington Stanley: 61-75 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.85Goals scored / match1.02
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.48Goals conceded / match1.26
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
47%Average possession48%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
3.39Shots on target / match3.93
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.37Shots per match11.7
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
3.39Shots on target3.93
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
7.5%Shot conversion8.7%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
47%Possession48%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.27xG for1.31
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.74xG against1.41
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Shooting quality

Harrogate Town: BalancedAccrington Stanley: Balanced
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
Accuracy (shots on target)30%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.26

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Harrogate Town is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Harrogate Town · 0.4 pts / match - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town
LLWWL
Season result split
22% W20% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-27
0.85 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-16
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.67BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Accrington Stanley
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
30% W24% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-11-21
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-6-12
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

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 20% better for: goals scored per match.

0.85 goals / match - Harrogate Town · 1.02 goals / match - Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.48 goals / match - Harrogate Town · 1.26 goals / match - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town scoring profile: strong

Harrogate Town scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Accrington Stanley keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: strong

Accrington Stanley scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

39Goals scored (season)47
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
68Goals conceded (season)58
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
2.33Average goals in match2.28
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
7Goals conceded (last 5)12
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal61%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
17%2 goals24%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
7%3 goals13%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0%4 goals4%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal74%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
43%2 goals39%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
20%3 goals11%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
4%4 goals2%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.19 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time15%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
2%BTTS in both halves4%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
9%Scored in both halves22%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS30%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
60%BTTS - last 580%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Match 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 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.04 pts / match - Harrogate Town · 1.28 pts / match - Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town - half-time state
20% leading46% draw35% trailing
Accrington Stanley - half-time state
30% leading37% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.04Points per match (1st half)1.28
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.04
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
50%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
65%No goal before half-time57%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

After half-time (2nd half)

0.87Points per match (2nd half)1.07
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
1.28Average goals (2nd half)1.24
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
39%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley
65%No goal after half-time61%
Harrogate TownAccrington Stanley

Harrogate Town - second-half results

17% W35% R48% P
48
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Accrington Stanley - second-half results

24% W35% R41% P
59
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Harrogate Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Accrington Stanley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.82.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Harrogate Town
ScoredConceded
6
8
0-15
10
10
16-30
4
10
31-45
7
9
46-60
3
14
61-75
9
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Accrington Stanley
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
8
9
16-30
7
11
31-45
7
10
46-60
9
13
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.30
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Harrogate Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Accrington Stanley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
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.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.332.57 2.28
Both teams scored 43%52% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%48% 37%
Clean sheets 20%27% 26%
Goal before half-time 65%67% 74%
Goal after half-time 78%78% 76%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Harrogate Town 0 - 0 - 1 Accrington Stanley. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 0.85 goals per game on average and Accrington Stanley 1.02. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Harrogate Town's matches and 41% of Accrington Stanley's.

What form are Harrogate Town and Accrington Stanley in?

Over the last 5 games Harrogate Town have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Accrington Stanley 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

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