Finished 0 8 Harrogate Town - Blackburn England EFL Cup - CNG Stadium 8th Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Harrogate and Blackburn cross swords on Wednesday, August 30th in a League Cup clash between two teams that don’t have very big ambitions about this competition. Here is our detailed preview of the game, as well as our best Harrogate vs Blackburn free betting tips.
Harrogate vs Blackburn predictions and betting tips
If you need help finding the right bet for Harrogate vs Blackburn, check our top betting picks for this game, along with our other best football tips for today.
Total Goals: Odd
- Harrogate saw 4 of their last 5 games finish with an odd number of goals.
- Also, all of Harrogate’s last 3 League Cup matches had an odd amount of goals in them.
- Blackburn also saw 4 of their last 5 matches have an odd amount of goals.
Over 2.5 Goals
- All of Blackburn’s last 6 League Cup matches went over 2.5 goals.
- Harrogate saw 2 of their last 3 games produce at least 3 goals.
- Blackburn were involved in high-scoring games in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Top betting odds and key stats for Harrogate vs Blackburn
Check the best Harrogate vs Blackburn odds and useful stats here, on our website:
23/09/23 England League 2 England Salford City Harrogate Town 2 3 W 16/09/23 England League 2 England Bradford Harrogate Town 1 1 D 09/09/23 England League 2 England Gillingham Harrogate Town 1 0 L 05/09/23 England EFL Trophy England Nottm Forest U23 Harrogate Town 1 2 W 02/09/23 England League 2 England Barrow Harrogate Town 1 0 L 23/09/23 England Championship CHA Ipswich Blackburn 4 3 L 20/09/23 England Championship CHA Sunderland Blackburn 3 1 L 16/09/23 England Championship CHA Middlesbrough Blackburn 1 2 W 02/09/23 England Championship CHA Plymouth Blackburn 3 0 L 30/08/23 England EFL Cup EFL Cup Harrogate Town Blackburn 0 8 W Last Five - Harrogate Town
Last Five - Blackburn
Now, let's take a better look at the best markets and odds we found for this duel:
Harrogate odds: 7/2 (4.50) – 22.2% Probability
Draw odds: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.8% Probability
Blackburn odds: 3/4 (1.75) – 57.1% Probability
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
As we can see, the bookies favour Blackburn as the expected winners of this match. With a 57.10% win probability, the hosts are given the advantage. Regarding other markets, Harry Leonard to Score Anytime has the best odds in that category 4/1 (5.00) – 20.00%.
Harrogate – Blackburn preview: latest form, news, and potential lineups
Read all of the latest injury updates and team news for this duel, including our predicted Harrogate vs Blackburn lineups.
Harrogate
Harrogate’s League Two campaign has been going unpredictably so far. Last weekend they easily beat Morecambe 2-0 at home. This was the third clean sheet in 6 official matches for Town and Harrogate have won all of those 3 games. They conceded 6 goals in their other 3 matches though and lost all 3 of those. The many summer changes to the squad make the form unpredictable.
Harrogate don’t seem to have any serious injury issues right now and as they did in their first League Cup test they might trust their top players once more from the off in the coming match.
Predicted Lineup:
Oxley (GK), Sims, O'Connor, McDonald, Foulds, Falkingham, Sutton, Thomson, Folarin, Daly & Armstrong
Blackburn
Blackburn beat Walsall 4-3 in the first round of the League Cup and they seem happy to use this competition as a practice field for some of their younger players.
On Sunday Rovers soaked up pressure for the best part of 90 minutes on their visit to Watford and yet they came up with a lucky 1-0 win from this match. Blackburn have won 2 and lost just 1 of their 4 league games so far.
The main left-back Pickering returns after suspension and he could be one of a handful of regulars who are expected to start on Wednesday. The other 5-6 positions are likely to be filled by younger players.
Recently signed playmaker Arnor Sigurdsson lacks fitness and he won’t be considered just yet. Vale is also expected to miss the game with a hamstring injury. This could open room for the young Leonard to start up front.
Predicted Lineup:
Pears (GK), Rankin-Costello, Carter, Hyam, Pickering, Travis, Wharton, Hedges, Szmodics, Dolan & Leonard
Starting Lineups
The teams usually announce their starting lineups one hour before the start of the game.
Player to Watch: Harry Leonard
Blackburn’s 19-year-old striker Harry Leonard is expected to be trusted to start up front in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Eager to impress and to earn more minutes in the league Leonard is expected to be very lively to get plenty of opportunities. We can see him scoring a goal or two.
