It's the first game of the new season for Hartlepool United and Crawley Town. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.
Hartlepool United form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Hartlepool as they were promoted from Vanarama National League last season. Happy days that were secured through 22 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses from 42 games. The team scored 36 goals at home last season and conceded 19. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hartlepool United, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Crewe Alexandra is only three days away.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Hartlepool United friendly games in pre-season: Hartlepool United played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Hartlepool United scored 1 goal and conceded 2 in these one game.
Crawley Town form and stats
Let's have a look at how Crawley Town performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 13 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 62 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 7 and lost 10 with 26/35 goals scored/conceded.
After this away game Crawley Town return home for a Carabao Cup game against Gillingham. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Crawley Town played eight friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 6 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In these eight matches Crawley Town scored 21 and conceded 4 goals.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Hartlepool won zero, Crawley Town won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Hartlepool United missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| Hartlepool United | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hartlepool United | Last season | Crawley Town | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 45 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 71 | 40 | Scored | S | 26 | 56 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Conceded | C | 35 | 62 | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 69% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 72% | ||
| 49% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 43% | ||
| 31% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 28% | ||
| 9% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | ||
| 47% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 38% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 33% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Newport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Salford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Walsall | 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 | 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 |