Harrogate Town v Doncaster

Harrogate Town vs Doncaster Preview

Harrogate Town were dealt a second league defeat on the trot in League Two on Saturday afternoon when the Yorkshire club lost 1-0 away from home at Cheltenham Town, while Doncaster Rovers moved top of the League Two table thanks to a 1-0 home win against Gillingham on the weekend which made it three league wins on the trot for the visitors.

Harrogate Town had previously slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Barrow and the hosts have experienced a disappointing start to their new English fourth tier season overall as The Sulphurites have managed to capture just the single win so far this term within their opening five games of the new campaign.

The singular success came in the shape of a 1-0 win away from home at Colchester United but a previous 2-0 defeat at home to newcomers Bromley fresh from promotion from the National League at the end of last season has contributed to Harrogate Town's lowly league position of 20th in the table.

The Yorkshire hosts have found league wins hard to come by in recent times as Harrogate Town have registered just four victories in their previous 21 league matches in League Two while also being handed nine defeats in the process as well along with winning just once in their last eight home games.

Doncaster Rovers were denied a place in last season's League Two play-off final after losing on penalties to Crewe Alexandra in the semi-finals but the visitors have made a decent fist of things so far in this new fourth tier season as they currently sit top of the League Two table after their opening five games.

Despite being dealt a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Newport County, Doncaster Rovers have prevailed in each of their other four games so far this season by recording wins against Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Port Vale and Gillingham respectively, winning their last three league games on the trot.

Indeed, Doncaster Rovers' decent start to this new League Two campaign under manager Grant McCann should not come as a surprise as Donny have been dealt just two defeats within their last 19 games overall in the fourth tier while also posting a total of no fewer than 15 wins within this period as well, six of which were achieved on their travels.

Victories collected on the road at Swindon Town, Crawley Town, Morecambe, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra and Port Vale should serve as a timely boost ahead of this upcoming trip to the Exercise Stadium on Tuesday night.

Harrogate Town v Doncaster Rovers Verdict

Harrogate Town have won three of the last four league meetings against Doncaster Rovers but the visitors look in good shape to turn the tables on their hosts in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Doncaster Rovers win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Doncaster Rovers win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: Doncaster Rovers 2-1 @ 8.50