FA Cup: Buckle up for the Hartlepool United - Blackpool clash

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sat 08.January
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Super 6 Stadium (7856 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hartlepool United or Blackpool that keep their silverware dream alive.

Hartlepool have less rest than Blackpool in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. This match was also played here at The Super 6 Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Blackpool have had more rest.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Hartlepool have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Wycombe Wanderers and Lincoln City. Hartlepool participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Super 6 Stadium as Hartlepool United have scored 16 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Hartlepool United has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

The Hartlepool supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bolton Wanderers in EFL Trophy and win 1-0.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Oldham Athletic that ended 0-0.

The Hartlepool United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. From these home matches, Hartlepool United have conceded only 11 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.

The visitors are W3-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Blackpool are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Championship against Hull City. Blackpool goalie Grimshaw was high and low in the Hull City game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Grimshaw was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.61. The agile goalkeeper Grimshaw stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Middlesbrough.

Blackpool find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Blackpool have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the prior four meetings): Hartlepool United won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Blackpool have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
7 goals
BlackpoolS. Lavery
S. Lavery
6 goals
HartlepoolM. Cullen
M. Cullen
4 goals

Hartlepool United missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hartlepool United Blackpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
10 6   Won W   3 9
6 5   Drew D   3 5
9 2   Lost L   5 11
28 17   Scored S   14 28
33 14   Conceded C   16 32
88% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
64% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 64%
48% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 48%
32% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
44% 62%   BTTS BTTS   73% 52%
36% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 24%
32% 15%   Failed to Score F T   18% 28%
 
4.3 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 3.7
5.2 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.1
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.6
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.1 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 10.4
3.4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.3
33% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 34%
 
12.2 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   11.6 12
4.2 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 22 14 6 2 45 20 11 7 2 2 18 9 11 7 4 0 27 11 25 48
2 Northampton Town 22 12 4 6 31 22 10 7 1 2 16 7 12 5 3 4 15 15 9 40
3 Sutton United 23 12 3 8 35 28 11 8 0 3 19 10 12 4 3 5 16 18 7 39
4 Tranmere Rovers 22 11 5 6 20 14 11 8 0 3 13 6 11 3 5 3 7 8 6 38
5 Swindon Town 22 10 7 5 34 26 11 3 5 3 15 13 11 7 2 2 19 13 8 37
6 Port Vale 21 10 5 6 35 23 10 5 3 2 16 8 11 5 2 4 19 15 12 35
7 Newport County 23 9 8 6 38 32 10 5 3 2 20 11 13 4 5 4 18 21 6 35
8 Exeter City 23 8 10 5 33 26 11 5 4 2 17 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 7 34
9 Mansfield Town 22 9 5 8 27 28 13 7 3 3 20 15 9 2 2 5 7 13 -1 32
10 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
11 Harrogate Town 22 8 6 8 35 31 11 3 4 4 18 18 11 5 2 4 17 13 4 30
12 Bradford City 22 6 11 5 29 26 11 3 7 1 17 13 11 3 4 4 12 13 3 29
13 Walsall 22 7 8 7 28 27 12 4 5 3 19 17 10 3 3 4 9 10 1 29
14 Crawley Town 21 8 4 9 26 31 11 4 3 4 15 17 10 4 1 5 11 14 -5 28
15 Hartlepool United 23 8 4 11 24 34 12 7 3 2 16 11 11 1 1 9 8 23 -10 28
16 Salford City 21 7 6 8 24 21 12 5 5 2 14 7 9 2 1 6 10 14 3 27
17 Rochdale 22 6 9 7 30 30 11 3 5 3 14 12 11 3 4 4 16 18 0 27
18 Bristol Rovers 21 7 5 9 27 33 11 5 1 5 17 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -6 26
19 Barrow 23 5 8 10 23 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 11 2 3 6 9 14 -5 23
20 Colchester United 21 5 7 9 17 28 10 3 3 4 10 12 11 2 4 5 7 16 -11 22
21 Carlisle United 22 5 7 10 16 29 10 2 5 3 6 9 12 3 2 7 10 20 -13 22
22 Stevenage 23 4 8 11 16 36 11 3 5 3 10 13 12 1 3 8 6 23 -20 20
23 Scunthorpe United 23 3 10 10 19 38 11 2 4 5 8 16 12 1 6 5 11 22 -19 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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