England - National LeagueSands Venue StadiumData current as of 02 September 2026

Scunthorpe United vs Harrogate Town: match statistics

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Scunthorpe United vs Harrogate Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Scunthorpe United play Harrogate Town in National League (England). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Sands Venue Stadium.

Current form

Scunthorpe United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Harrogate Town: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Scunthorpe United scores 1.60 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Harrogate Town scores 2.60 and concedes 1.80. League average: 3.10 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Scunthorpe United 80%, Harrogate Town 100%. Over 2.5: Scunthorpe United 60%, Harrogate Town 100%. League level: BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Harrogate Town has higher xG: 1.81 vs 1.52. Scunthorpe United: 11.4 shots per match, Harrogate Town: 14.2.

Match halves

Scunthorpe United: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.20. Harrogate Town: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Scunthorpe United: 76-90+ (3 goals). Harrogate Town: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 3.10 goals per match, BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.14)
(3.40)
(2.95)

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.

Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.6Goals scored / match2.6
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
2Goals conceded / match1.8
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
50%Average possession54%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
4.4Shots on target / match6.4
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.4Shots per match14.2
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
4.4Shots on target6.4
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
14%Shot conversion18.3%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
50%Possession54%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.52xG for1.81
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.76xG against1.2
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

Shooting quality

Scunthorpe United: Efficient finishingHarrogate Town: Attacking
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
Accuracy (shots on target)39%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.41

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 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Scunthorpe United · 2 pts / match - Harrogate Town

Scunthorpe United
DLLWL
Season result split
20% W20% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Harrogate Town
WWDLW
Season result split
60% W20% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 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.

Harrogate Town is 63% better for: goals scored per match.

1.6 goals / match - Scunthorpe United · 2.6 goals / match - Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Scunthorpe United · 1.8 goals / match - Harrogate Town

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while Harrogate Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 matches).

Harrogate Town scoring profile: very strong

Harrogate Town scores in 100% of matches (5 of 5 matches), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 matches).

8Goals scored (season)13
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
10Goals conceded (season)9
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
3.6Average goals in match4.4
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
8Goals scored (last 5)13
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal100%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
60%2 goals80%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%3 goals40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
0%4 goals20%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
40%2 goals60%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
40%3 goals20%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%4 goals0%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

* 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.

67%
League average

Goal patterns

40%BTTS at half-time40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%BTTS in both halves20%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
40%Scored in both halves60%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
80%BTTS - last 5100%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

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.

Harrogate Town is 200% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.4 pts / match - Scunthorpe United · 1.2 pts / match - Harrogate Town

Scunthorpe United - half-time state
0% leading40% draw60% trailing
Harrogate Town - half-time state
20% leading60% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.4Points per match (1st half)1.2
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.2Goals conceded (1st half)1
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.6Average goals (1st half)1.6
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
60%No goal before half-time40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per match (2nd half)2.6
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
1.2Goals scored (2nd half)2
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
2Average goals (2nd half)2.8
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
40%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town
20%No goal after half-time0%
Scunthorpe UnitedHarrogate Town

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

20% W80% R0% P
2
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.40
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Harrogate Town - second-half results

80% W20% R0% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding300%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Scunthorpe United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-4+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Harrogate Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.60
Goals scored / match0.62.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.62.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference-2+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
0
3
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Harrogate Town
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
4
31-45
4
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

4.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 2.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
129%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
90%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
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.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

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.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.79
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.4
Late goals
46% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
46%

* 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 (National League).

Teams vs league

Scunthorpe UnitedLigaHarrogate Town
Average goals in match 3.603.10 4.40
Both teams scored 80%67% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%62% 100%
Clean sheets 0%17% 0%
Goal before half-time 80%72% 80%
Goal after half-time 80%88% 100%

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

3.10
Average goals per match
67%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
17%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.47
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
17%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Scunthorpe United and Harrogate Town play?

Scunthorpe United face Harrogate Town on 5 September 2026 in National League at Sands Venue Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Scunthorpe United vs Harrogate Town?

Scunthorpe United score 1.60 goals per game on average and Harrogate Town 2.60. The National League average is 3.10 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 80% of Scunthorpe United's matches and 100% of Harrogate Town's.

What form are Scunthorpe United and Harrogate Town in?

Over the last 5 games Scunthorpe United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Harrogate Town 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

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