Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Forest Green
Match Time & Date:
13/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-2
Harrogate
Forest Green and Harrogate take on each other at The New Lawn in what is expected to be an interesting League Two encounter. The Green Army are eyeing their first league win since October 28, 2023 and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Sulphurites. Bear in mind, though, that defender Ryan Inniss serves a one-game following his sending-off in a 2-2 draw with Salford City.
On the other hand, Harrogate proved their worth in a 3-1 win over Doncaster. The visitors aim to move closer to the playoffs berth and seeing that they will go for a triumph as well, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. As for the away side, all Mark Oxley, Jonathan Mitchell, Toby Sims and Rod McDonald remain in the recovery room, while Stephen Dooley is back to contention.
Highlighted Player (Troy Deeney):
Troy Deeney started his professional career in 2006 at Walsall. The prolific attacker scored 27 goals in 123 appearances for the club and in 2010 he went on to sign a contract with Watford. He joined the Hornets for a fee of £500,000 and it has to be noted that he scored only two goals for the team in the 2010/2011 Championship campaign.
However, as time went by he was raising his form and in the 2014/2015 the English attacker scored 21 goals for Watford and helped the team secure promotion to the Premier League. Troy Deeney was playing an important role in Quique Sanchez Flores’ team on their return to the English top flight and he bagged no fewer than 13 goals in the 2015/2016 season.
Deeney was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, on 29 June, 1988 and he has two children, Myles, a son, and a daughter Amelia. His brother Ellis is a football player as well, but he plays as a midfielder. The striker has also spent some time in prison, but has since seriously improved his behaviour.
Highlighted Team (Harrogate):
Harrogate Town is an English club that welcomes their rivals at Wetherby Road. Opened on August 28, 1920, the venue can hold up to 5,000 spectators (500 seated). The club was founded back in 1914, with the Sulphurties facing Horsforth in their first competitive match on August 30, 1919.
Harrogate Town footballers wear yellow and black shirts when playing at home, while pink is the dominant colour of their away jersey. The Sulphurties did well to win the Whitworth Cup in the 1919/20 season, while the club’s biggest success in the FA Cup came in the 2012/13 when they made it to the second round.
Simon Weaver is one of the most notable footballers who played for Harrogate Town in the past. The team’s manager for the 2020/21 season played for several English clubs, and he has been very successful in the coaching job as well.
