Forest Green Rovers vs Hartlepool United preview: Visitors in for a demanding task at The New Lawn

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

League Two: Forest Green Rovers welcome Hartlepool United in what promises to be an engrossing football fixture. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (68) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in League Two

Rovers have less rest than Hartlepool United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. This match was also played here at The New Lawn. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Hartlepool United have had more rest.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The New Lawn as Forest Green Rovers have scored 30 goals to get 42 points from 20 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 13-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Forest Green Rovers after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Luke McGee not having conceded a league goal in 293 minutes.

Forest Green Rovers's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Mansfield Town (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Cargill got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Cargill hit one key pass and won 9 of 13 duels.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.

Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The New Lawn with 30 goals in 20 league matches. More than 55 % of these goals (17 in all) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played. Forest Green Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at The New Lawn in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 20 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Hartlepool United have only collected 18 points from their away games in the League Two, after 5-3-12 (20 played).

Hartlepool United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Salford City proved too strong as Hartlepool United slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium. Odusina was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.32. The defender Odusina won 10 of 12 duels.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Mansfield Town.

The attacking power of Hartlepool when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 20 league matches away. Hartlepool United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 34 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Hartlepool United - Rovers 1-3 was the result in these contenders' previous h2h game, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversM. Stevens
M. Stevens
23 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
17 goals
Hartlepool UnitedL. Molyneux
L. Molyneux
8 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Hartlepool United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 20 6 Played P 7 20 40
22 13 3 Won W 1 5 14
12 3 1 Drew D 1 3 10
5 4 2 Lost L 5 12 16
68 30 12 Scored S 5 17 41
32 14 10 Conceded C 12 34 54
92% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 85% 85%
79% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 70% 70%
33% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 45% 42%
21% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 35% 28%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 20% 12%
46% 25% 67% BTTS BTTS 29% 40% 48%
44% 55% 0% Clean Sheets C S 14% 20% 28%
18% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 71% 55% 40%
 
5.9 5.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.9 4.2 4.3
4.5 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.3 4
1.5 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.6 1.2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
12.8 13.9 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 9.9
4.8 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3 3.1
37% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 29% 33%
 
10.4 10.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 13.2 11.8
2.9 2.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (32) in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (68) in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+36) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hartlepool United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the most points from losing position (24) in League Two

  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 39 22 12 5 68 32 20 13 3 4 30 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 78
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 40 19 12 9 60 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 20 9 6 5 30 22 23 69
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 39 19 9 11 53 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
10 Salford City 40 17 11 12 50 36 20 9 7 4 27 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 39 22 12 5 68 32 20 13 3 4 30 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 78
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 40 19 12 9 60 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 20 9 6 5 30 22 23 69
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 39 19 9 11 53 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 20 6 6 8 21 25 9 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
10 Salford City 40 17 11 12 50 36 20 9 7 4 27 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

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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.