Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Walsall (13th, 65 pts) and Harrogate Town (23rd, 39 pts). Harrogate Town ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Per game in the league, Walsall were scoring 1.22 and conceding 1.22, Harrogate Town 0.85 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Walsall, 4 draws and 3 for Harrogate Town, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Only 18% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium (capacity 11,300). Harrogate Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Harrogate Town: Shawn McCoulsky (54'), Shawn McCoulsky (45')
Key stats
Possession: Walsall 57% · Harrogate Town 43% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 10-3