Hartlepool United have not been spoiled with points this league season. Can they get something to cheer about when Mansfield Town come to visit The Northern Gas and Power Stadium?
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (40) in League Two
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hartlepool and Mansfield Town.
Hartlepool United form and stats
Hartlepool United's struggle is real here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium with only 10 points collected from 10 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-4.
Happy days for Hartlepool United in their previous game, a fixture away at Rochdale (placed 23rd) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Attacking player Cooke edged out all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 8.7 out of 10. Cooke scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Crawley Town with a 2-0 scoreline.Lots of goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league matches with this team has had at least three goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Harrogate Town are coming to town in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hartlepool United here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 10 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Mansfield Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Mansfield Town have produced an overall stat of 5-1-5 so far.
Mansfield's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Northampton Town that finished 1-1. The draw against Northampton Town came from a losing position. The Mansfield Town manager Clough brought on Swan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Hewitt was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.14. The defender Hewitt won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that, Mansfield Town travelled to Stevenage and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Mansfield have another game away from home in just three days, a League Two fixture against Walsall. A back-breaking calendar for the guests!
The visiting Mansfield Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mansfield Town have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Mansfield Town have won at least one point in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) versus Hartlepool United.The latest head to head game ended Mansfield Town - Hartlepool 2-2, played this season. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Swan 8 goals |  J. Umerah 7 goals |  G. Lapslie 5 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Mansfield Town missing players
| Hartlepool United | Mansfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 40 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 86% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 82% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 68% |
| 59% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 45% | 55% |
| 32% | 30% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 14% |
| 59% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 55% |
| 18% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 32% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 27% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 35% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | 39% |
| 12.1 | 10.3 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Hartlepool United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (40) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-20) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home 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 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Barrow | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Walsall | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Salford City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Newport County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -20 | 18 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 15 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -19 | 14 |
