League Two duel: Close contest expected between Barrow and Hartlepool United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Furness Building Society Stadium (5000 seats)

It's game day two of the League Two campaign and all to play for. Read our exhaustive preview of Barrow-Hartlepool United!

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.

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Barrow form and stats

Last season, Barrow's league statistics were 13 wins, 11 draws and 22 losses, resulting in a 21st position in the League Two. Over these 46 matches they scored 53 goals and conceded 59. Playing at home last season Barrow managed 7-8-8 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 32 conceded.

The Barrow supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Scunthorpe United in Carabao Cup and win 1-0. Paul Farman, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.85 out of 10 in that game. Farman stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that, an away loss at Stevenage in the League Two.

This is expected to be a close game, with Barrow perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barrow as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Barrow has won three of these, drawn four and lost five.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Barrow as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Exeter City are visiting.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Hartlepool United performed last season in the Vanarama National League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 22 victories, 10 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 7 and lost 6 with 30/24 goals scored/conceded.

Hartlepool United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Crewe Alexandra proved too strong as Hartlepool slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Victoria Park. Jamie Sterry, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.43. Sterry hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes and won 5 of 8 duels.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Crawley Town in the League Two.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hartlepool playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Hartlepool United wins, four draws and six defeats.

Head 2 Head

Barrow-Hartlepool United H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Barrow one win, Hartlepool United three wins, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Hartlepool UnitedG. Holohan
G. Holohan
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Barrow missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Hartlepool United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
1 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
6 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Barrow Last season Hartlepool United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   22 45
13 7   Won W   9 24
11 8   Drew D   7 11
22 8   Lost L   6 10
53 32   Scored S   31 71
59 32   Conceded C   24 46
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
67% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 69%
37% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 49%
17% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 31%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 9%
50% 61%   BTTS BTTS   45% 47%
20% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 38%
30% 22%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
4.5 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 6.7
4.8 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.3
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
3 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
10.3 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 11
3.7 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.3
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sutton United 42 25 9 8 72 36 21 14 4 3 43 16 21 11 5 5 29 20 36 84
2 Torquay United 42 23 11 8 68 39 21 11 6 4 34 20 21 12 5 4 34 19 29 80
3 Stockport County 42 21 14 7 69 32 21 8 11 2 31 16 21 13 3 5 38 16 37 77
4 Hartlepool United 42 22 10 10 66 43 21 14 3 4 36 19 21 8 7 6 30 24 23 76
5 Notts County 42 20 10 12 62 41 21 11 3 7 33 20 21 9 7 5 29 21 21 70
6 Chesterfield 42 21 6 15 60 43 21 10 3 8 32 19 21 11 3 7 28 24 17 69
7 Bromley 42 19 12 11 63 53 21 8 6 7 30 28 21 11 6 4 33 25 10 69
8 Wrexham 42 19 11 12 64 43 21 10 6 5 32 17 21 9 5 7 32 26 21 68
9 Eastleigh 42 18 12 12 49 40 21 11 6 4 25 12 21 7 6 8 24 28 9 66
10 Halifax Town 42 19 8 15 63 54 21 9 4 8 33 30 21 10 4 7 30 24 9 65
11 Solihull Moors 42 19 7 16 58 48 21 15 2 4 37 16 21 4 5 12 21 32 10 64
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 17 9 16 53 48 21 9 6 6 27 22 21 8 3 10 26 26 5 60
13 Maidenhead United 42 15 11 16 62 60 21 7 4 10 30 34 21 8 7 6 32 26 2 56
14 Boreham Wood 42 13 16 13 52 48 21 5 9 7 26 28 21 8 7 6 26 20 4 55
15 Aldershot Town 42 15 7 20 59 66 21 8 3 10 30 33 21 7 4 10 29 33 -7 52
16 Yeovil Town 42 15 7 20 58 68 21 10 3 8 31 25 21 5 4 12 27 43 -10 52
17 Altrincham 42 12 11 19 46 60 21 6 6 9 25 28 21 6 5 10 21 32 -14 47
18 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 45 71 21 7 2 12 25 36 21 4 4 13 20 35 -26 39
19 Wealdstone 42 10 7 25 49 99 21 7 2 12 32 51 21 3 5 13 17 48 -50 37
20 Woking 42 8 9 25 42 69 21 5 6 10 27 36 21 3 3 15 15 33 -27 33
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 50 98 21 4 8 9 28 39 21 3 2 16 22 59 -48 31
22 Barnet 42 8 7 27 37 88 21 5 2 14 16 39 21 3 5 13 21 49 -51 31
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Mansfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Hartlepool United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Newport County 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Leyton Orient 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Salford City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
17 Bristol Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Sutton United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Port Vale 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Walsall 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.