FA Cup: Buckle up for the Hartlepool United - Stoke City clash

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sun 08.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium (7856 seats)

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

This has all the signs of an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Action has already taken place for Hartlepool United in FA Cup as they have defeated Harrogate Town and Solihull Moors to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Hartlepool's FA Cup journey ended in the 4th round.

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Hartlepool United have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium.

The spoils were shared in Hartlepool United's previous game, also at home. Visiting Harrogate Town travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Defender Shelton got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.31/10. Shelton scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 9 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that match, Hartlepool lost 1-2 at home to Mansfield Town.

Hartlepool United aren't scoring a lot here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in the league, with only {11 goals} from 12 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hartlepool United defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke was sent out of FA Cup in the 5th round last season.

5-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stoke City in their Championship matches away.

Stoke City are looking to quickly end their 190 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Preston North End with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for Stoke City in the Preston North End match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Thompson got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, top player of the team. Thompson hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).

The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Burnley.

Stoke City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Stoke have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Hartlepool UnitedJ. Umerah
J. Umerah
8 goals
Stoke CityL. Baker
L. Baker
5 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
4 goals

Hartlepool United missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hartlepool United Stoke City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
6 4   Won W   5 8
8 4   Drew D   3 6
11 5   Lost L   4 11
30 16   Scored S   15 28
46 26   Conceded C   14 33
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
60% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
36% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 28%
16% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
64% 62%   BTTS BTTS   50% 48%
16% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 24%
28% 31%   Failed to Score F T   17% 32%
 
4.5 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.5
4.8 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6 5.6
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
11.2 13   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 13.3
3.4 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.4
36% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 25%
 
11.9 11   Shots against (avg) S A   12.5 11.2
4.9 5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.6

  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 24 16 5 3 35 13 12 9 2 1 19 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 22 53
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 24 13 7 4 39 24 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 6 4 1 19 11 15 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 33 31 11 5 4 2 18 15 13 6 1 6 15 16 2 38
8 Doncaster Rovers 24 11 4 9 30 34 12 7 1 4 19 16 12 4 3 5 11 18 -4 37
9 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
10 Barrow 24 11 3 10 29 28 13 8 1 4 19 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 1 36
11 Salford City 23 10 5 8 30 23 11 3 4 4 11 12 12 7 1 4 19 11 7 35
12 Sutton United 25 10 5 10 25 31 13 8 2 3 16 12 12 2 3 7 9 19 -6 35
13 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
14 AFC Wimbledon 24 9 7 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 13 4 4 5 15 17 1 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 24 9 6 9 25 20 11 5 2 4 15 9 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 33
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 22 7 7 8 19 27 12 5 3 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 28
18 Newport County 24 6 7 11 23 27 13 3 3 7 11 16 11 3 4 4 12 11 -4 25
19 Harrogate Town 23 6 5 12 30 36 11 4 3 4 16 16 12 2 2 8 14 20 -6 23
20 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
21 Colchester United 24 5 5 14 21 31 12 4 4 4 14 13 12 1 1 10 7 18 -10 20
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 23 4 4 15 18 35 11 2 1 8 9 17 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 16
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

Stoke City:
England:
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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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