Enjoying a 11 point dominance in the league standings, Hartlepool United regulars crave to see their beloved team get max points from this match hosting Scunthorpe United.
- Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (36) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Hartlepool nor Scunthorpe United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hartlepool United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Victoria Park as Hartlepool United have scored 16 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 7-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Hartlepool's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Rochdale (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A late climax in the match against Rochdale as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Shelton. Midfield player Mark Shelton got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Shelton scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that match, a FA Cup win away at Lincoln City.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Hartlepool's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn two and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Hartlepool in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Hartlepool have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Scunthorpe United so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-5 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Scunthorpe are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Stevenage (placed 21st). Midfield player Myles Hippolyte was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Hippolyte scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).
A draw for Scunthorpe before that, at their own venue hosting Bradford City (1-1).As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Scunthorpe United playing away, we found eight games. Results were one away win, two draws and five home wins.
The attacking power of Scunthorpe United when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Scunthorpe have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Hartlepool, one draw and six wins for Scunthorpe United. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Cullen 4 goals | D. Ferguson 3 goals |  T. Burey 3 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 31 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 36 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 90% | 85% |
| 50% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 70% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 65% |
| 20% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 35% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 30% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 11.1 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 47% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 11.2 | 9.7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
- Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hartlepool United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hartlepool United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Scunthorpe United have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (21) away in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals (36) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have the the worst goal difference (-20) in League Two
- Scunthorpe United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Scunthorpe United have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 8 | Newport County | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | Salford City | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Barrow | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 19 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 15 |