The season has been a struggle for Hartlepool United so far, and that also applies to Colchester United. These brave battlers hope for some crucial points here.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (50) in League Two
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hartlepool United form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hartlepool United, who have the most conceded goals (50) in League Two, have to build on here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in the League Two.
Hartlepool United lost their last game at Carlisle United (placed 4th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Killip had a busy but productive day in the Carlisle United match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Ahead of that match, Hartlepool won a home game hosting Rochdale (2-0).Hartlepool United have conceded 21 from these games. Hartlepool has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Colchester United form and stats
Colchester United have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-1-10 (14 played). Colchester United have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Colchester United played 1-1 against Salford City in their previous match. As mentioned above, Colchester United drew the match against Salford City. Manager Bloomfield brought on Kelleher to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Kelleher, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Kelleher scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.
A 0-2 loss hosting Gillingham before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Colchester United in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Colchester United - Hartlepool 1-1 entered in the official records. Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Hartlepool United, four draws and four wins for Colchester United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Umerah 10 goals |  J. Tchamadeu 4 goals |  N. Chilvers 4 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
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| Hartlepool United | Colchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 50 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 89% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 57% | 64% |
| 59% | 54% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | 39% |
| 33% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| 11% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 59% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 54% |
| 19% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 7% | 14% |
| 33% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 43% | 32% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 12.1 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 6.7 | 8.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 36% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 92% | 93% |
| 12 | 10.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
- Colchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (21) at home in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (50) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most matches over the total-line (16) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-23) 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 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 55 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Salford City | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Barrow | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 11 | Walsall | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Newport County | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -23 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 20 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -19 | 20 |
