Harrogate Town vs Scunthorpe Predictions

• Second-placed Harrogate have lost only one of their opening ten games
• Scunthorpe have failed to win any of their last 13 road trips
• Scunthorpe have fired blanks in five of their ten league matches

Harrogate can heap the misery on struggling Scunthorpe

Harrogate have emerged as one of this season’s surprise packages in League Two and they can maintain their strong start with victory at home to struggling Scunthorpe.

The Yorkshire side finished 17th on their League Two debut last season, but are already well on course to improve upon that effort.

After ten games, Harrogate sit second having collected 19 points from ten fixtures, with them losing only once.

Harrogate’s sole defeat came on their trip to third-placed Port Vale and they remain unbeaten from five fixtures at Wetherby Road.

Simon Weaver’s side got back on track as they ended a four-game winless run with victory at Oldham last weekend and they shouldn’t find the challenge of Scunthorpe any more taxing.

The Iron looked set for a season of struggle as they saw 17 players leave the club over the summer in a mass exodus following last term’s disappointment.

Scunthorpe won only two of their final 19 games last season and have continued in similar vein in 2021-22, picking up only seven points from their opening ten fixtures.

Neil Cox’s visitors have lost four of their last five league games to nil, the latest of which was a 3-0 defeat at managerless Newport.

With only six goals scored and 17 conceded, we are fearing the worst for a toothless Scunthorpe side on their trip to north Yorkshire.

Correct-score bettors should opt for Harrogate to prevail in a 2-0 win. Scunthorpe have fired blanks on three of their five away trips and look out of their depth.