Important battle in the bottom part of the League Two, with both Hartlepool United and Stevenage going through more angst than happiness. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the hosting team positioned 17th and the visiting team in 20th place.
- Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Hartlepool United nor Stevenage 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
Hartlepool United are steadily winning League Two games and points here at The Super 6 Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. When Hartlepool United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Rochdale, Hartlepool United, Oldham Athletic and Barrow), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Two home wins in a row for Hartlepool United bring valid hopes of a third.
Featherstone was the last player to score a league goal for Hartlepool United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Hartlepool United haven't scored in 309 minutes.
Hartlepool United manager Lee and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Carlisle United (placed 19th) in the League Two. The goalie Killip was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.14 out of ten. Killip stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bristol Rovers (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hartlepool have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn three and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Hartlepool United as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Charlton Athletic are visiting.
Hartlepool United has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. From these home matches, Hartlepool United have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Stevenage form and stats
There's been little loot from Stevenage's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the League Two. Stevenage only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Stevenage have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Oxford United game.
Norris and Taylor scored in Stevenage's previous match, the home game against Crawley Town that ended 2-1. Taylor, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.35. Taylor scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Sutton United.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Stevenage in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Stevenage, two draws and three defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Stevenage's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Stevenage's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips. When Stevenage is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Scunthorpe United, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Rochdale, Stevenage, Oldham Athletic and Barrow.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the participants played each other earlier this season; Stevenage - Hartlepool United 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Hartlepool United wins - draws - Stevenage wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. List 8 goals | L. Norris 'Hacker' 5 goals |  M. Cullen 4 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Stevenage missing players
| Hartlepool United | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 24 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 36 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 41 |
| 84% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 68% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 44% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 42% |
| 28% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 44% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 42% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 16% | 24% |
| 11.8 | 9.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hartlepool United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Stevenage have scored away.
- Stevenage have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Newport County | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | Salford City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 15 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 29 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 27 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -25 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
