Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Stockport County 2nd with 6, Harrogate Town 1st with 9. On recent form Stockport County sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Stockport County were scoring 2.33 and conceding 2.33, Harrogate Town 1.67 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Harrogate Town had gone 7 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Stockport County held 7 points of 15 and Harrogate Town 1.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Stockport County, 2 draws and 2 for Harrogate Town, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Edgeley Park, capacity 10,841, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Stockport County: Josh Stokes (77'), Josh Stokes (90') · Harrogate Town: Tom Cursons (49')
Key stats
Possession: Stockport County 72% · Harrogate Town 28% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 9-5