Walsall know they are going on a demanding trip to Hartlepool United and their The Northern Gas and Power Stadium. This news article has all the intelligence you require ahead of the fixture.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (59) in League Two
- Walsall have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Hartlepool United nor Walsall 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 fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Hartlepool United have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses from their games here at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium.
Hartlepool's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Newport County (placed 16th). The defeat against Newport County was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Demetriou). Defender Pruti got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Pruti won 11 of 15 duels.
Before that, Hartlepool United played out a draw 2-2 when visiting AFC Wimbledon.Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.
Walsall form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 3-7-5 so far. Sharing is caring, but Walsall are perhaps overdoing it with their five draws in a row.
Walsall's last game was the home draw against Crewe Alexandra (0-0). Midfield player Willmott was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.51/10. Willmott hit four key passes.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Newport County.Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hartlepool United and Walsall have faced off already this season: Walsall - Hartlepool 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Hartlepool United wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Umerah 10 goals | W. McDonald 3 goals | D. Kemp 3 goals |
Hartlepool United missing players
Walsall missing players
| Hartlepool United | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 32 |
| 59 | 26 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 91% | 81% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 73% | 83% |
| 82% | 75% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 53% | 63% |
| 58% | 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 33% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 47% | 53% |
| 18% | 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 33% | 38% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.5 | 11 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 35% |
| 12.6 | 11.4 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (59) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most matches over the total-line (19) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-26) in League Two
- Walsall have the fewest conceded goals (12) away 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 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 70 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 57 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Salford City | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 48 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 46 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 44 |
| 13 | Walsall | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 42 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
| 16 | Newport County | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 37 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 30 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -26 | 27 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -15 | 26 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -25 | 21 |
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