LV BET Preview: The Matchday 15 Stat Pack

Harrogate Town vs. Ebbsfleet United

BT Sport get their first look at Harrogate and Ebbsfleet this weekend and both sides are in need of the points for very different reasons.

Simon Weaver’s side have gone from an early-season struggle to within sight of the play-offs thanks to a run of four games unbeaten.

Ebbsfleet haven’t been able to turn their slow start into something more productive.

Garry Hill’s team are second from bottom and haven’t been out of the relegation-zone all season - though their recent 3-0 win over Barnet suggests there’s more to come.

That was their only victory in their last seven outings, however, and last Saturday the team went down 1-0 to Wrexham, a side also down at the wrong end.

But one thing bodes well for the Kent club this weekend.

Both of last season’s fixtures were won by the away side - Fleet enjoying a 2-1 success in Yorkshire back in February, but Harrogate did leave Stonebridge Road 2-0 winners nearly a year to the day.

Harrogate Town
League position: 11th
Points: 19
Goals for: 17
Goals against: 17
Top scorer: Mark Beck (3)
Last three results: W-W-D

Ebbsfleet United
League position: 23rd
Points: 10
Goals for: 16
Goals against: 26
Top scorer: Alex Reid & Myles Weston (3)
Last three results: L-W-L

Big Match Pointers

-A goal in both halves
Both of the meetings between these sides last season saw goals in both halves.

-Both teams NOT to score
Six of their last seven combined matches have seen only one side score. That trend could well continue here.

Dover Athletic vs. Notts County
- Notts County will leapfrog Dover and could move into the play-offs for the first time this season with victory.
- Dover have won seven National League games - but just one home.
- Notts County have won three of their last four matches - their best run since 2017.
- Dover’s seven-goal top scorer Inih Effiong has scored only once at home.

Bromley vs. Barrow
- Leaders Bromley suffered their first defeat of the season at Yeovil last weekend.
- Barrow have won five matches in a row for the first time since 1968.
- Both teams have scored in all-but one of Bromley’s last eight matches.
- The Bluebirds have scored 11 goals in four games - letting in only one in the process.

Hartlepool United vs. Yeovil Town
- Yeovil have won seven matches in a row - the best winning sequence in the National League this season.
- Hartlepool haven’t won in five matches, scoring only four times in that period.
- Yeovil have scored 24 times this season - but have lost three away games so far.
- Hartlepool have dropped 15 points at home already, winning once and drawing three times at Victoria Park.

Maidenhead United vs. FC Halifax Town
- FC Halifax moved to within a point of leaders Bromley after their win at Dover.
- Maidenhead United haven’t won in six and are bottom of the form guide.
- FC Halifax are the division’s top scorers with 25 - and no team have let in less goals than the Shaymen.
- Alan Devonshire’s side have only won once at home - FC Halifax have won four times away from the Shay.

Chorley vs. Aldershot
- Chorley have only won once this season but have only lost one of their last five.
- Aldershot have lost four of their last six away from home - but have beaten Stockport, Woking and Ebbsfleet on their travels
- Bottom-of-the-table Chorley have conceded 27 goals. They’ve been breached more than any other side.
- The Shots have kept just one clean sheet in 12 matches but have themselves scored in seven of their last eight.

Top Picks from LV BET
-Dover Athletic vs. Notts County, Draw
-Both teams to score in Bromley vs. Barrow
-Yeovil to win and both teams to score
-FC Halifax Town to win to nil
-A goal in both halves, Chorley vs. Aldershot

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