It hasn't been easy for Hartlepool United so far, and you could say the same about Gillingham. These students from the school of hard knocks have the opportunity for some vital points here.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (17) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (2) in League Two
These are active days for the hosts, as they had a match only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Morecambe.
Hartlepool United form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Hartlepool United at their home stadium is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The Hartlepool United manager Hartley and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.
A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Sutton United.This is expected to be a close game, with Hartlepool United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hartlepool United as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Hartlepool United has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 2.
Hartlepool United aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 2 goals from 4 games.
Gillingham form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Gillingham, who have the fewest scored goals (2) in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Mansfield Town with 0-2 on the scoreboard. McKenzie was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.13. The defender McKenzie won 7 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Grimsby Town that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Gillingham in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Gillingham, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Few goals? 6 league matches in a row with this club have had at most two goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gillingham's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Gillingham have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings with these teams: Hartlepool won three, Gillingham triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Umerah 3 goals | W. McDonald 2 goals | D. Ferguson 1 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Hartlepool United | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 22% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 3.9 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 9.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9 | 9.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 13.7 | 10.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Gillingham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gillingham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (1) away in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals (2) in League Two
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in League Two
- Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (8) in League Two
- Gillingham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gillingham have yet to win a game away.
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hartlepool United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hartlepool United have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (17) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Barrow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Salford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Newport County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 2 |
