Harrogate Town will be looking to move away from the bottom four of the League Two with a victory over Carlisle United on Tuesday.
Both teams were successful in the FA Cup at the weekend and will hope to use the momentum gained from their respective wins to help their league campains.
Harrogate are winless in their last three league matches, and have won just one of their last 12 games in the division, conceding in the 88th minute against AFC Wimbledon last time out.
However, they defeated Bradford City in the FA Cup through Matty Daly’s ninth-minute goal to put them into the second round for the third successive season.
The cup win would have provided a bit of relief for the side sat in 21st place in the league, just one point off bottom of the table, and a win over Carlisle would move them three points clear of the relegation zone.
Simon Weaver’s side have picked up four clean sheets this season but only Crawley Town, Hartlepool United and Colchester United have conceded more than them.
Carlisle have enjoyed a better season than their next opponents, sitting in seventh place with seven wins and just three defeats from their 16 matches.
They won their last away game 2-0 at Tranmere Rovers through Kristian Dennis’ double, before defeating the same opposition 2-1 at home a week later in the FA Cup with goals from Jordan Gibson and Jayden Harris either side of half time.
The two consecutive victories over Tranmere ended a three-game losing run in all competitions for the Cumbrians.
Goals have not been hard to come by for Paul Simpson’s side, with only Northampton Town, Barrow, Mansfield Town and league leaders Leyton Orient scoring more goals in the division, and they have picked up six clean sheets at the other end.
Harrogate Town vs Carlisle United head to head
These two teams have previously met on five occasions in two competitions, where Harrogate Town have claimed four victories while they have drawn once. Harrogate have scored eight goals and conceded one in the process. In their last meeting in April, Harrogate claimed a 3-0 home victory.
Harrogate Town 1-0 Carlisle United 16/02/21
Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town 24/04/21
Carlisle United 0-2 Harrogate Town 23/11/21
Harrogate Town 1-0 Carlisle United 04/01/22
Harrogate Town 3-0 Carlisle United 23/04/22
Harrogate Town latest home form
Harrogate Town have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Tranmere Rovers in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.
Harrogate Town 1-2 Bradford City 01/10/22
Harrogate Town 1-1(P) Everton U21 04/10/22
Harrogate Town 2-1 Hartlepool United 15/10/22
Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe 18/10/22
Harrogate Town 1-1 Tranmere Rovers 22/10/22
Harrogate Town latest away form
Harrogate Town defeated Bradford City 1-0 in their last away game in the FA Cup. However, they have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their previous eight games. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded nine.
Stevenage 1-0 Harrogate Town 24/09/22
Colchester United 2-1 Harrogate Town 08/10/22
Walsall 3-1 Harrogate Town 25/10/22
AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Harrogate Town 29/10/22
Bradford City 0-1 Harrogate Town 05/11/22
Carlisle United latest home form
Carlisle United have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in their last home game in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.
Carlisle United (P)1-1 Fleetwood Town 20/09/22
Carlisle United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra 01/10/22
Carlisle United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers 15/10/22
Carlisle United 2-3 Leyton Orient 22/10/22
Carlisle United 2-1 Tranmere Rovers 05/11/22
Carlisle United latest away form
Carlisle United have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just two of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.
Grimsby Town 1-2 Carlisle United 27/09/22
Hartlepool United 1-3 Carlisle United 08/10/22
Barrow 2-0 Carlisle United 18/10/22
Stockport County 2-0 Carlisle United 25/10/22
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Carlisle United 29/10/22
Harrogate Town news
Harrogate could name an unchanged side from their cup win at Bradford after Joe Mattock returned and provided a much-needed boost in defence.
George Thomson and summer signing Max Wright are still missing out for the hosts through injury, with the latter sitting out for a few weeks after another surgery.
Carlisle United news
Carlisle should have striker Dennis back in contention after he missed the cup game as a precaution after feeling some tightness in the league game the week before.
Jack Stretton also missed the cup game through injury, and is also likely to miss this game, meaning Tobi Sho-Silva should keep his place up front.
Prediction and Odds
Harrogate Town have won four of the five matches in this fixture and will feel confident of picking up a positive result at EnviroVent Stadium on Tuesday.
However, Carlisle United have enjoyed a relatively positive run of form this season and we feel they will be capable of taking away at least a point.
Odds: 1 2.75 X 2.02 2 2.20
Probable outcomes
Harrogate Town 0-0 Carlisle United
Harrogate Town 1-1 Carlisle United
Harrogate Town 2-2 Carlisle United
Harrogate Town 0-1 Carlisle United
Harrogate Town 1-2 Carlisle United
