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

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Victoria Park (7856 seats)

Hartlepool United receive Carlisle United for another action-packed League Two match here at Victoria Park.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

As mentioned below, Hartlepool United are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 League Two games. Two home wins in a row for Hartlepool bring valid hopes of a third.

Hartlepool's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Walsall (placed 23rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ben Killip, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.42 out of 10 in that game. Killip topped it up with a clean sheet.

A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Barrow.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hartlepool have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn three and lost six.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hartlepool as they are travelling to their away game against Carlisle United in the EFL Trophy. That match is three days after this one.

At Victoria Park, Hartlepool United has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Carlisle United form and stats

Four points from two away games for Carlisle United, meaning one draw and one victory in the League Two so far.

There were no winners in Carlisle United's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Leyton Orient (placed 11th). Midfield player Callum Anthony Guy was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.13/10. Guy hit one key pass.

Before that, Carlisle travelled to Port Vale and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Carlisle United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Carlisle wins, three draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hartlepool United in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Carlisle United has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Hartlepool victories, two draws and six Carlisle United wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HartlepoolT. Burey
T. Burey
2 goals
Carlisle UnitedT. Abrahams
T. Abrahams
2 goals
Hartlepool UnitedN. Featherstone
N. Featherstone
1 goals

Hartlepool United missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hartlepool United Carlisle United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 2 0 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 3 0 Scored S 2 2 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 50%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 25%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
2.3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6 5.8
2.3 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 5
1.3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.5 12
3.3 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4
50% 60% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 25% 19%
Hartlepool United Last season Carlisle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
45 23   Played P   23 46
24 15   Won W   6 18
11 4   Drew D   7 12
10 4   Lost L   10 16
71 40   Scored S   22 60
46 22   Conceded C   26 51
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 93%
69% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 67%
49% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 41%
31% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 26%
9% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 11%
47% 48%   BTTS BTTS   43% 50%
38% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 33%
24% 17%   Failed to Score F T   35% 24%
 
6.7 7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.7
4.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 5
1.5 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
5 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   14.1 14.7
4.3 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.2
37% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 31%

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

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