National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hartlepool United or Chester that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hartlepool United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.5-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Vanarama National League numbers at home for Hartlepool United so far this season.
The Hartlepool United regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Eastleigh and win 3-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Boreham Wood in the Vanarama National League.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hartlepool United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Hartlepool in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Chester form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Tadcaster Albion and Nantwich Town in order to reach 4th round qualifying of FA Cup. Chester's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round qualifying replays.The supporters enjoyed Chester's previous match versus Peterborough Sports, a 3-2 win played at home. What a finish in the last match, as Chester came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Daly's goal in the 86th minute.
A home win as expected against Nantwich Town preceding that, in the FA Cup. Chester are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Hartlepool United victories, two draws and zero Chester wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Dieseruvwe 8 goals | J. Grey 3 goals | T. Crawford 3 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Chester missing players
| Hartlepool United | Chester | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 39% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Barnet | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Solihull Moors | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Altrincham | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Bromley | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Gateshead | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Aldershot Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Eastleigh | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Woking | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Dorking Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 15 | Wealdstone | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Ebbsfleet United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | York City | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Boreham Wood | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Southend United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 | Oxford City | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 22 | Maidenhead United | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 23 | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Fylde | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 9 |
