Home advantage could prove decisive in Newport County - Hartlepool United battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

Hartlepool United have restored their energy after their 1-1-game vs Stevenage and are keen to face Newport County. Get all the info!

Insights:
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (70) in League Two

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have played 19 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-6-8 (wins-draws-losses). When Newport County hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Newport County, Colchester United, AFC Wimbledon, Crawley Town, Rochdale, Gillingham and Harrogate Town), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Newport County lost their last game at Stockport County (placed 3rd) after a 0-4 scoreline. Up until that defeat this club had gone six consecutive league rounds without a defeat. As you see from the result above, Newport County suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The gifted forward Bogle outshone all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.04 out of 10. Bogle hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Northampton Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Newport as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Mansfield Town are visiting.

Newport County has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. 23 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Newport County has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

Hartlepool United have only collected 17 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-5-11 (20 played).

Hartlepool played 1-1 against Stevenage in their previous match. Defender Ferguson was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Ferguson hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

Prior to that result Hartlepool United won their away game at Grimsby Town. The scoreline was 4-1.

Hartlepool are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 10 league games.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Salford City.

Hartlepool United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 24 goals have been scored. Hartlepool United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 37 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Believe it or not, Hartlepool have scored in every league game they've performed in since NOT scoring against today's opposition; the Hartlepool United - Newport County 0-1 match nine fixtures ago. Last ten meetings between these participants: Newport County won three, Hartlepool United triumphed in three and we saw four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Hartlepool UnitedJ. Umerah
J. Umerah
12 goals
NewportO. Bogle
O. Bogle
11 goals
Hartlepool UnitedD. Kemp
D. Kemp
9 goals

Newport County missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Hartlepool United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 19 5 Played P 6 20 41
11 5 2 Won W 2 4 8
14 6 2 Drew D 2 5 15
15 8 1 Lost L 2 11 18
41 20 6 Scored S 8 24 48
47 23 4 Conceded C 8 37 70
92% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
72% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 85%
35% 37% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 56%
18% 16% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 40% 34%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 12%
50% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 65% 66%
22% 21% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 10% 15%
35% 37% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 25% 27%
 
4.2 5 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.5 4.2
4.5 3.2 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 5
1.8 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 12.6 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 8.4 10.2
2.5 2.6 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3 3.1
42% 40% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 39% 38%
 
10.4 9.3 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 14.2 13
3.2 3.1 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 5.2 4.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hartlepool United have the fewest matches under the total-line (18) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (70) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United have the most matches over the total-line (23) in League Two
  • Hartlepool United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Leyton Orient 40 23 12 5 54 27 21 14 6 1 30 10 19 9 6 4 24 17 27 81
2 Northampton Town 41 20 13 8 55 38 21 11 6 4 27 17 20 9 7 4 28 21 17 73
3 Stockport County 41 20 10 11 57 33 21 10 8 3 30 15 20 10 2 8 27 18 24 70
4 Carlisle United 41 19 13 9 60 37 20 11 6 3 30 16 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 70
5 Stevenage 40 19 13 8 54 37 20 14 2 4 35 15 20 5 11 4 19 22 17 70
6 Bradford City 40 18 14 8 51 35 21 9 8 4 30 20 19 9 6 4 21 15 16 68
7 Salford City 41 19 9 13 64 48 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 10 4 7 38 27 16 66
8 Mansfield Town 40 18 11 11 64 49 20 8 8 4 34 27 20 10 3 7 30 22 15 65
9 Barrow 41 18 7 16 46 47 21 12 3 6 29 17 20 6 4 10 17 30 -1 61
10 Sutton United 41 15 12 14 42 45 20 11 4 5 24 16 21 4 8 9 18 29 -3 57
11 Tranmere Rovers 41 14 11 16 39 42 21 9 6 6 25 19 20 5 5 10 14 23 -3 53
12 Swindon Town 40 13 12 15 52 50 19 7 5 7 28 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 2 51
13 Walsall 41 11 18 12 42 40 21 8 9 4 24 15 20 3 9 8 18 25 2 51
14 Grimsby Town 40 13 12 15 44 51 19 4 9 6 19 24 21 9 3 9 25 27 -7 51
15 Doncaster Rovers 41 15 6 20 41 57 21 10 1 10 25 27 20 5 5 10 16 30 -16 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 40 11 15 14 39 51 20 8 6 6 25 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -12 48
17 AFC Wimbledon 42 11 14 17 45 51 21 7 6 8 24 24 21 4 8 9 21 27 -6 47
18 Newport County 40 11 14 15 41 47 19 5 6 8 20 23 21 6 8 7 21 24 -6 47
19 Gillingham 41 12 11 18 29 44 20 10 4 6 17 17 21 2 7 12 12 27 -15 47
20 Colchester United 41 10 12 19 39 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 20 5 3 12 18 27 -8 42
21 Harrogate Town 40 9 14 17 47 59 20 5 8 7 25 29 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 41
22 Hartlepool United 41 8 15 18 48 70 21 4 10 7 24 33 20 4 5 11 24 37 -22 39
23 Crawley Town 41 9 11 21 43 68 20 8 5 7 29 29 21 1 6 14 14 39 -25 38
24 Rochdale 41 8 9 24 39 62 20 4 4 12 23 32 21 4 5 12 16 30 -23 33

Table
  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 40 23 12 5 54 27 21 14 6 1 30 10 19 9 6 4 24 17 27 81
2 Northampton Town 41 20 13 8 55 38 21 11 6 4 27 17 20 9 7 4 28 21 17 73
3 Stockport County 41 20 10 11 57 33 21 10 8 3 30 15 20 10 2 8 27 18 24 70
4 Carlisle United 41 19 13 9 60 37 20 11 6 3 30 16 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 70
5 Stevenage 40 19 13 8 54 37 20 14 2 4 35 15 20 5 11 4 19 22 17 70
6 Bradford City 40 18 14 8 51 35 21 9 8 4 30 20 19 9 6 4 21 15 16 68
7 Salford City 41 19 9 13 64 48 20 9 5 6 26 21 21 10 4 7 38 27 16 66
8 Mansfield Town 40 18 11 11 64 49 20 8 8 4 34 27 20 10 3 7 30 22 15 65
9 Barrow 41 18 7 16 46 47 21 12 3 6 29 17 20 6 4 10 17 30 -1 61
10 Sutton United 41 15 12 14 42 45 20 11 4 5 24 16 21 4 8 9 18 29 -3 57
11 Tranmere Rovers 41 14 11 16 39 42 21 9 6 6 25 19 20 5 5 10 14 23 -3 53
12 Swindon Town 40 13 12 15 52 50 19 7 5 7 28 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 2 51
13 Walsall 41 11 18 12 42 40 21 8 9 4 24 15 20 3 9 8 18 25 2 51
14 Grimsby Town 40 13 12 15 44 51 19 4 9 6 19 24 21 9 3 9 25 27 -7 51
15 Doncaster Rovers 41 15 6 20 41 57 21 10 1 10 25 27 20 5 5 10 16 30 -16 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 40 11 15 14 39 51 20 8 6 6 25 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -12 48
17 AFC Wimbledon 42 11 14 17 45 51 21 7 6 8 24 24 21 4 8 9 21 27 -6 47
18 Newport County 40 11 14 15 41 47 19 5 6 8 20 23 21 6 8 7 21 24 -6 47
19 Gillingham 41 12 11 18 29 44 20 10 4 6 17 17 21 2 7 12 12 27 -15 47
20 Colchester United 41 10 12 19 39 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 20 5 3 12 18 27 -8 42
21 Harrogate Town 40 9 14 17 47 59 20 5 8 7 25 29 20 4 6 10 22 30 -12 41
22 Hartlepool United 41 8 15 18 48 70 21 4 10 7 24 33 20 4 5 11 24 37 -22 39
23 Crawley Town 41 9 11 21 43 68 20 8 5 7 29 29 21 1 6 14 14 39 -25 38
24 Rochdale 41 8 9 24 39 62 20 4 4 12 23 32 21 4 5 12 16 30 -23 33

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