Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham

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🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 EnviroVent Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Yates 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Harrogate Town 23 · Cheltenham 18
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 17%
Home wins 50%
Draws 33%
Away wins 17%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Harrogate Town outshot their opponent (21-11).
  • Harrogate Town controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Harrogate Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-3-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 38
Avg: 0.70 / 1.65

Points

15
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

12
Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 46
Avg: 1.09 / 2.00

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.65
PPG
0.91
0.70
GF
1.09
1.65
GA
2.00
43%
O2.5
48%
35%
BTTS
52%
30%
Score 1st
52%

League-position context

Harrogate Town rank23rd
Cheltenham rank18th
Harrogate Town points39
Cheltenham points52
Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29
47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26
34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Harrogate Town last 5 home

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-8
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cheltenham last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals8-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Harrogate Town score at home48%
Harrogate Town clean sheet at home17%
Cheltenham score away70%
Cheltenham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Harrogate Town score first30%
Harrogate Town win after scoring first57%
Cheltenham score first52%
Cheltenham win after scoring first42%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Harrogate Town 7% · Cheltenham 11%
Avg first goal minute: Harrogate Town 41.6' · Cheltenham 40.3'

Vs league average

Harrogate Town score at home0.70 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town concede at home1.65 vs 1.20
Cheltenham score away1.09 vs 1.20
Cheltenham concede away2.00 vs 1.37
Harrogate Town score 49% below league average, while Cheltenham score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Harrogate Town are 37% above league average at home, and Cheltenham are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Harrogate Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
31-45 3

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 12
76-90+ 9
0-15 8
16-30 5
31-45 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
21
11
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
8
6
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
12
6
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
9
5
Fouls
8
12
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
467
332
Passes Accurate
379
237
Passes %
81%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
46' ⚽
⚽
46' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
I. Hutchinson
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bickerstaff
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Cathal Heffernan
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Smith
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Harry Ashfield
1st substitution · For: L. Young
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ R. Smith
1st substitution · For: S. Duke-McKenna
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ Cole Deeming
2nd substitution · For: R. Broom
74'
74' J. Tomkinson
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ G. Miller
3rd substitution · For: J. Davison
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ E. Acquah
2nd substitution · For: M. Bennett
90+2'
90+2' L. Young

Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Harrogate Town drew 1-1 with Cheltenham on Friday, 27 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Yates. It was played at EnviroVent Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Cheltenham took the lead at 46' when I. Hutchinson scored, with the assist credited to J. Bickerstaff, making the score 0-1. Harrogate Town leveled the score at 50' when Cathal Heffernan scored, with the assist credited to R. Smith, making the score 1-1. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 65', with Harry Ashfield replacing L. Young. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 68', with R. Smith replacing S. Duke-McKenna. Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Cole Deeming replacing R. Broom. J. Tomkinson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 74'. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 82', with G. Miller replacing J. Davison. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 86', with E. Acquah replacing M. Bennett. L. Young received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 90+2'.

Harrogate Town used 2 substitutions while Cheltenham used 3 substitutions. Cheltenham got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Harrogate Town outshot their opponent (21-11).
  • Harrogate Town controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Harrogate Town vs Cheltenham Head-to-Head History by Season