Hartlepool United are willing to take no notice of the league table ahead of this fixture versus Crewe Alexandra. Here's all you need to know pre-match!
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (14) in League Two
- Crewe Alexandra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an animated fixture!
Hartlepool United form and stats
Three League Two home games done for Hartlepool United, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
Hartlepool drew their last game, 1-1 away at Colchester United (placed 20th).
Before that result, a home win hosting Harrogate Town in the EFL Trophy.
The lack of attacking qualities in Hartlepool United means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Things could have gone better for Crewe Alexandra in their League Two away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Alexandra failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Stevenage (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Defender McDonald was the best team player with a rating of 7.11. McDonald scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
A loss, in the EFL Trophy away at Bolton Wanderers, earlier.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Crewe Alexandra have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Hartlepool wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Baker-Richardson 4 goals |   J. Umerah 2 goals | W. McDonald 2 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Hartlepool United | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 71% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 7.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 45% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 14.4 | 10.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.7 | 12.4 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3.6 |
- Crewe Alexandra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hartlepool United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (14) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-9) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Hartlepool United have yet to win a game.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Barrow | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Salford City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Sutton United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 3 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
