Predictions League Two - Harrogate Town vs Doncaster Rovers | September 13, 2024

League Two - Harrogate Town vs Doncaster Rovers
Match Time: 13-09-2024 02:00 Friday (GMT+7)
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Following a third defeat from five league games last time out, Harrogate Town occupy 20th place in League Two, with just four points on the board so far.

The Sulphurites lost 1-0 to Cheltenham Town on Saturday, despite going into second-half stoppage time with a point apparently secured; Tom Bradbury's late strike ultimately saw them head home empty-handed.

Now in their fifth consecutive season in England's fourth tier, Harrogate are aiming to improve on last term's 13th-placed finish, but their only league win thus far came against Colchester United last month.

Since then, Simon Weaver's side have been beaten three times without scoring a single goal, including a 5-0 thumping by Preston North End in the EFL Cup.

Yet to pick up a point on home soil, Harrogate will now hope to replicate last season's 3-1 win over Doncaster Rovers at Wetherby Road, when Sam Folarin, James Daly and Abraham Odoh were all on target for the hosts.

Despite their respective positions at this stage of the 2024-25 campaign, Doncaster have failed to get the better of Harrogate in recent times, going without a win in the clubs' last four League Two meetings.

Losing three times during that run, Rovers trail 8-3 in terms of goals scored; however, current form suggests they will expect to end that trend on Thursday.

Grant McCann's men top the table on 12 points, one ahead of Notts County through five matches, following Saturday's 1-0 home win over Gillingham, with veteran striker Billy Sharp proving the match winner thanks to his 30th-minute strike.

Not only are Rovers riding high in the early League Two standings, but they also saw off Huddersfield Town in their EFL Trophy opener last week, when Joe Ironside scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory.

Picking up where they left off towards the end of last season - when a 10-game winning run was followed by defeat in the playoffs - has boosted hopes of earning automatic promotion this time around, and another win in midweek would build more momentum.

Prediction: Harrogate Town 1-2 Doncaster Rovers