Woking vs Harrogate Town Prediction

Right, so we've got Woking hosting Harrogate Town on 10 October, and if I'm being honest, the visitors are the ones I'd fancy here.

Harrogate Town have been absolutely flying. Three wins in a row, and when I say three wins, I mean they've scored eight and conceded just one. That's not a coincidence, that's a team clicking. They've won six of their last ten, and looking at their away record over 20 games, they've picked up 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, averaging 1.6 points per game. They've also scored in every single one of their last ten matches. That's a team that's got the confidence and the edge.

Woking, on the other hand, are a bit of a mixed bag at home. Over 20 home games, they've got 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. Seven draws! That's a team that's happy to settle for a point. They lost 2-4 to Solihull Moors at home just 11 days ago, and a red card in the 56th minute didn't help their cause. Their last five has been 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and they've only won their most recent game — a 3-1 away at Eastleigh.

Now, the head-to-head here is... well, it's from 2019. One meeting, Woking won 1-0. That's seven years ago, so I'm not going to pretend it tells me anything about what's happening now. The real story is in the current form and the venue records.

The counter-argument for Woking is that they do score at home — 1.8 goals per game over 20 home fixtures — and they've had 13 of those 20 end with both teams finding the net. So Harrogate's defence won't be sitting in a 0-0. But Woking's home record is still only 8 wins out of 20, and that 2-4 loss to Solihull showed they can be vulnerable when things go wrong.

Key Points:

• Harrogate Town are on a 3-game winning run, scoring 8 and conceding 1

• Harrogate's away record: 10 wins in 20 games, 1.6 points per game

• Woking's home record: 8 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses in 20 games

• Harrogate have scored in all of their last 10 matches

• The head-to-head is 7 years old and only covers one meeting

My verdict: I'm going with the Harrogate Town away win at 2.67. The form is there, the away record backs it up, and Woking's home inconsistency gives the visitors a real chance.