England - EFL League TwoData current as of 23 July 2026

Harrogate Town vs Barnet: match statistics

Harrogate Town crest
Harrogate Town
1 : 2half-time 1:1
Barnet crest
Barnet

Harrogate Town vs Barnet: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Harrogate Town play Barnet in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 2 May 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Harrogate Town: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Barnet: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Harrogate Town scores 0.85 and concedes 1.48 goals per match. Barnet scores 1.52 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Harrogate Town 43%, Barnet 57%. Over 2.5: Harrogate Town 37%, Barnet 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Barnet has higher xG: 1.67 vs 1.27. Harrogate Town: 11.4 shots per match, Barnet: 14.2.

Match halves

Harrogate Town: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.41. Barnet: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Harrogate Town: 16-30 (10 goals). Barnet: 76-90+ (19 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Barnet is the favorite in this fixture and I project an away win. The visitors sit 9th versus Harrogate's 23rd, with 68 goals scored this season compared to the hosts' 38. In the last 5 matches Barnet have 4 wins and 1 draw scoring 18 goals, while Harrogate have 3 wins and 2 losses with 9 goals. Offensively Barnet averages 4.36 shots on target with a 10% conversion, translating to 1.36 goals away, whereas Harrogate at home register 3.59 shots on target and a 5% conversion (0.68 goals per game). Defensively the gap is equally significant: Barnet concede 1.05 goals away and keep 36% clean sheets, while Harrogate concede 1.64 at home and have only 18% clean sheets; the xG difference also favors the visitors (xG 1.56 vs 1.46 and xG against 1.23 vs 1.62). Considering form (points per game last 5: Barnet 2.6 vs Harrogate 1.8), higher shot efficiency and better defense, I estimate probabilities: Barnet 65%, draw 20%, Harrogate win 15%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
Harrogate TownBarnet
16Shots13
Harrogate TownBarnet
3Shots on target7
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.67xG1.69
Harrogate TownBarnet
4Corners6
Harrogate TownBarnet
63Dangerous attacks51
Harrogate TownBarnet
14Fouls10
Harrogate TownBarnet
2Cards2
Harrogate TownBarnet

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 TownBarnet
0.85Goals scored / match1.52
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.48Goals conceded / match1.15
Harrogate TownBarnet
47%Average possession56%
Harrogate TownBarnet
3.39Shots on target / match4.76
Harrogate TownBarnet

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.37Shots per match14.22
Harrogate TownBarnet
3.39Shots on target4.76
Harrogate TownBarnet
7.5%Shot conversion10.7%
Harrogate TownBarnet
47%Possession56%
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.27xG for1.67
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.74xG against1.15
Harrogate TownBarnet

Shooting quality

Harrogate Town: BalancedBarnet: Dominant
Harrogate TownBarnet
Accuracy (shots on target)30%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.32

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.

Barnet is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Harrogate Town · 3 pts / match - Barnet

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%
Barnet
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
46% W28% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-13-12
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-7-5
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 2.02Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 100%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.

Barnet is 79% better for: goals scored per match.

0.85 goals / match - Harrogate Town · 1.52 goals / match - Barnet

Barnet is 29% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.48 goals / match - Harrogate Town · 1.15 goals / match - Barnet

Harrogate Town scoring profile: strong

Harrogate Town scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Barnet keeps a clean sheet in 33% (15 of 46 matches).

Barnet scoring profile: very strong

Barnet scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

39Goals scored (season)70
Harrogate TownBarnet
68Goals conceded (season)53
Harrogate TownBarnet
2.33Average goals in match2.67
Harrogate TownBarnet
7Goals scored (last 5)18
Harrogate TownBarnet
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Harrogate TownBarnet

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal80%
Harrogate TownBarnet
17%2 goals41%
Harrogate TownBarnet
7%3 goals17%
Harrogate TownBarnet
0%4 goals7%
Harrogate TownBarnet

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal67%
Harrogate TownBarnet
43%2 goals37%
Harrogate TownBarnet
20%3 goals9%
Harrogate TownBarnet
4%4 goals2%
Harrogate TownBarnet

* 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time33%
Harrogate TownBarnet
2%BTTS in both halves9%
Harrogate TownBarnet
9%Scored in both halves30%
Harrogate TownBarnet

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Harrogate TownBarnet
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Harrogate TownBarnet
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Harrogate TownBarnet

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.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Harrogate TownBarnet
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Harrogate TownBarnet
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Harrogate TownBarnet

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Harrogate TownBarnet
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Harrogate TownBarnet
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Harrogate TownBarnet

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.

Barnet is 36% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.04 pts / match - Harrogate Town · 1.41 pts / match - Barnet

Harrogate Town - half-time state
20% leading46% draw35% trailing
Barnet - half-time state
30% leading50% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.04Points per match (1st half)1.41
Harrogate TownBarnet
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Harrogate TownBarnet
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.33
Harrogate TownBarnet
50%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Harrogate TownBarnet
65%No goal before half-time43%
Harrogate TownBarnet

After half-time (2nd half)

0.87Points per match (2nd half)1.63
Harrogate TownBarnet
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Harrogate TownBarnet
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Harrogate TownBarnet
1.28Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Harrogate TownBarnet
39%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Harrogate TownBarnet
65%No goal after half-time46%
Harrogate TownBarnet

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.

Barnet - second-half results

43% W33% R24% P
65
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Barnet - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match1.81.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match2.62.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+5+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 9

* 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.

Barnet
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
9
4
16-30
15
13
31-45
10
6
46-60
7
10
61-75
19
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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%

Barnet

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 TownLigaBarnet
Average goals in match 2.332.57 2.67
Both teams scored 43%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%48% 48%
Clean sheets 20%27% 33%
Goal before half-time 65%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 78%78% 78%

^ 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 - 1 - 0 Barnet. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Harrogate Town vs Barnet?

The EFL League Two match finished Harrogate Town 1:2 Barnet. 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 Barnet?

Harrogate Town score 0.85 goals per game on average and Barnet 1.52. 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 57% of Barnet's.

What form are Harrogate Town and Barnet in?

Over the last 5 games Harrogate Town have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Barnet 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Harrogate Town vs Barnet: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.