Hartlepool United - Barrow: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium (7856 seats)

Hartlepool United want to sell some tickets for this match despite that the season has been strenuous up to now with 39 points and a 23rd place in the League Two table. Opponents Barrow own 9th place with 62 pts.

Insights:
  • Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (76) in League Two
  • Barrow have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two

Hartlepool are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Barrow most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hartlepool United form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Hartlepool United have only managed 4 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses from their games here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium. Hartlepool United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Askey and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Hartlepool's attacking players as they have now played 314 minutes without scoring in a league game. Featherstone was their last goal scorer.

The Hartlepool United followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Crawley Town (placed 22nd). The score 0-2 has happened to the home team three times in a row! Sylla (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.54/10. Sylla dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Salford City.

The Hartlepool United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 22 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hartlepool defense is not exactly impregnable. 35 goals conceded from 22 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Barrow form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats.

Barrow have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 279 minutes ago. Garner was the goal scorer.

Barrow failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Carlisle United (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Gotts was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.13. Gotts hit two key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Grimsby Town wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Lacking goals? 12 of this side's last 16 league matches have had two or less goals.

The attacking power of Barrow when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 22 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Barrow have conceded 31 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered result featuring both these participants is the Barrow - Hartlepool United 3-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Hartlepool United four wins, two draws and Barrow three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
15 goals
Hartlepool UnitedJ. Umerah
J. Umerah
12 goals
HartlepoolD. Kemp
D. Kemp
9 goals

Hartlepool United missing players

Barrow missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hartlepool United Barrow
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
8 4 3 Won W 2 6 18
15 10 3 Drew D 1 5 8
21 8 1 Lost L 4 11 18
48 24 8 Scored S 4 17 46
76 35 6 Conceded C 8 31 49
93% 86% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
86% 82% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 50% 55%
52% 50% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 32% 36%
32% 27% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 20%
11% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 11%
61% 64% 57% BTTS BTTS 29% 36% 36%
14% 18% 29% Clean Sheets C S 29% 27% 32%
32% 32% 43% Failed to Score F T 43% 45% 41%
 
4.2 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.3 4.7
5 5.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.2 3.9
1.5 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.3 12 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 11 11.3
3.2 3.2 2.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.9 3 3.5
35% 34% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 29%
 
13.4 12 13.9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.3 9.7
4.9 4.5 4.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.5 3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Barrow have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (76) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-28) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 43 25 12 6 58 29 22 15 6 1 32 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 29 87
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 43 21 13 9 57 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 21 5 11 5 19 23 18 76
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 43 20 12 11 68 51 21 9 8 4 35 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 17 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 43 15 13 15 58 51 21 8 6 7 29 22 22 7 7 8 29 29 7 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
12 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
13 Grimsby Town 43 14 13 16 46 54 21 5 10 6 21 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -8 55
14 Newport County 43 13 14 16 47 50 21 6 6 9 23 25 22 7 8 7 24 25 -3 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 15 15 41 53 21 9 6 6 27 23 21 3 9 9 14 30 -12 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
21 Harrogate Town 43 10 15 18 53 64 22 6 9 7 30 31 21 4 6 11 23 33 -11 45
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 43 25 12 6 58 29 22 15 6 1 32 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 29 87
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 43 21 13 9 57 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 21 5 11 5 19 23 18 76
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 43 20 12 11 68 51 21 9 8 4 35 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 17 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 43 15 13 15 58 51 21 8 6 7 29 22 22 7 7 8 29 29 7 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
12 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
13 Grimsby Town 43 14 13 16 46 54 21 5 10 6 21 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -8 55
14 Newport County 43 13 14 16 47 50 21 6 6 9 23 25 22 7 8 7 24 25 -3 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 15 15 41 53 21 9 6 6 27 23 21 3 9 9 14 30 -12 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
21 Harrogate Town 43 10 15 18 53 64 22 6 9 7 30 31 21 4 6 11 23 33 -11 45
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

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