Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hartlepool United & Everton U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There have been little to rest for the home side, as they had a League Two match only three days earlier. That game was an away game at Harrogate Town, so at least Hartlepool United are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Hartlepool United form and stats
Hartlepool United was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the EFL Trophy.Hartlepool United's struggle is real here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium with only 7 points collected from 7 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-2.
Hartlepool United lost their last game at Harrogate Town after a 1-2 scoreline. The forward Umerah outshone all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Umerah scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the home loss against Carlisle United with the scoreline 1-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Hartlepool handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
There will be little rest for Hartlepool United after this match as they are travelling to Swindon Town for a League Two game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hartlepool United here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). 8 goals have been conceded.
Everton U21 form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Everton U21 playing as the away team in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
Two away matches in a row for Everton, whose coach Tait could celebrate last time after the win against Crystal Palace U21. As you can tell from the result, the match against Crystal Palace U21 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Harrogate Town (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the EFL Trophy. We have checked recent matches where Everton U21 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Everton U21 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League 2 Division One game at Liverpool U21 is waiting in only four days.
Everton U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Umerah 7 goals |  T. Cannon 5 goals | W. McDonald 3 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Everton U21 missing players
| Hartlepool United | Everton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 19 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 7 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Scored | S | 24 | 32 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 26% | ||
| 13 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Harrogate Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stevenage | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Barrow | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Newport County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crystal Palace U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Manchester City U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Everton U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Chelsea U21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Wolves U21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Brighton U21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Leicester U21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Manchester United U21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 6 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 2 |
