Harrogate Town: The key statistics behind their 2020/21 season so far

The Sulphurites have completed just over half of their league fixtures for 2020/21 - the club's first-ever EFL campaign - and so it seemed an appropriate time to get the calculator out and have a look at the numbers behind their season to date.

13 - the position that Town occupy in the 24-team League Two standings after 28 games.

35.71 - is their win percentage thus far having come out on top in 10 of their 28 league outings. For context, Carlisle United's (54.17%) is the best, and Grimsby's (18.52%) is the worst.

7 - of their 10 League Two victories have come away from home. Nobody in the division has won more games on the road, and only Forest Green and Cheltenham (25) have racked up more points than the 23 that Harrogate have taken on their travels.

8 - is the number of points that Simon Weaver's team have lost from winning positions this term. They led Walsall 2-1 before drawing 2-2, were 1-0 up at Cambridge but lost 2-1 and went down 3-2 to Tranmere having drawn first blood.

8 - points have been earned from losing positions. The Sulphurites trailed against Oldham Athletic away and Newport County at home before recovering to win both games 2-1, while coming back to draw 1-1 with Crawley and 2-2 at Salford City.

10 - times Town have scored first this season. On eight of these occasions they have gone on to win.

15 - times they have conceded first. They have ended up on the losing side in 11 of these games.

20 - is the amount of goals that Harrogate have scored in the first half of matches, a considerably higher number than the 12 that they have netted during the second period.

They have been at their most dangerous between minutes 20-29, where they have bagged on six occasions , and minutes 30-39, where they have struck seven times.

They are yet to ripple the opposition net before the 10th minute or between the 50th and 59th minute in any League Two fixture.

They have scored twice after the 90th minute.

15 - is the amount of goals that Harrogate have conceded during the first half of league matches. Six of these strikes have arrived between the 10th and 19th minutes.

19 - is the amount of goals that they have conceded in the second half of games, where they have been at their most vulnerable between minutes 50 and 59 and seen their defence been breached eight times. Just four of these goals have come later than the 80th minute. None were registered during stoppage-time.

32 - is the total number of goals Town have scored in their 28 League Two matches this term. Only seven teams have scored less.

18 - of their 32 league goals have been scored in open play. This accounts for (56%). 11 (34%) have come from set-pieces.

34 - is the total number of goals Town have conceded in their 28 League Two matches this term. 11 teams have shipped more.

4 - is the highest number of goals Weaver’s men have bagged in a single game, during their opening-day rout of Southend United.

9 - times Town have drawn a blank and failed to score in a League Two contest.

8 - clean-sheets have been kept in the club’s 28 league fixtures. Six by James Belshaw, two by Joe Cracknell.

0 - games have passed since the Sulphurites last kept a clean-sheet. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-0 home success over Carlisle.

11 - is the amount of goals scored by the Sulphurites' leading marksman Jack Muldoon. All of these have come in the league. Aaron Martin has four (+1 in the FA Cup). Josh March has also notched four times.

6 - the number of League Two assists that have come from Town's most creative player - Martin. George Thomson has five, plus three goals.

28 - the number of Town's 28 league matches that Thomson has started. He has played the full 90 minutes in 26 of these contests. Nobody in the squad has made more appearances this term.

28 - different players have been used by Town in league fixtures.

4 - Harrogate Advertiser man of the match awards have gone to Connor Hall and Brendan Kiernan thus far. Muldoon and March both have three each.

25 - the number of League Two games Town went without being awarded a penalty. They have since won two in their last three matches and scored both.

4 - the number of spot-kicks given against the Sulphurites during their league campaign to date.

5 - the number of red cards shown to Harrogate players in League Two matches. The club has accrued a total of 31 yellows.

33.8 - is the average number of aerial duels won per game by Town players in league games (according to whoscored.com). No team has won more. Next best are Grimsby (29.6). Least effective in the air are Barrow (18.7).

63.8 - is their pass-completion percentage (according to whoscored.com). Only four teams rank lower than Harrogate in this area. For context, Forest Green Rovers (74.7%) are the best in League Two, while Carlisle (55.4%) are the worst.