Vanarama National League preview: Can Harrogate Town edge out victory against Hartlepool United?

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Competition: England Vanarama National League
Date: Thu 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: CNG Stadium (3800 seats)

It's advantage Harrogate Town so far with their 7th position in the Vanarama National League table, welcoming Hartlepool United who are placed 13th.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Harrogate Town form and stats

27 points is a decent return from 13 Vanarama National League games here at CNG Stadium for Harrogate Town. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

The fans are hoping that Harrogate Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Vanarama National League game against Boreham Wood (placed 6th). Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Hartlepool United.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Harrogate Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Harrogate Town after this match as they are travelling to Chorley for a Vanarama National League game in only two days.

Harrogate Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at CNG Stadium with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Harrogate Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at CNG Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Hartlepool United form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Hartlepool United playing as the away team in the Vanarama National League this season.

Hartlepool United won their last game, 1-0 versus Dagenham & Redbridge played at home. A 2-3 defeat away at Harrogate Town before that.

Hartlepool United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hartlepool United are hosting Barrow in the Vanarama National League only two days away.

Hartlepool United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 13 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Hartlepool United in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Harrogate Town 2 wins, 1 draw and Hartlepool United 0 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hartlepool UnitedG. Toure
G. Toure
11 goals
Harrogate TownB. Kiernan
B. Kiernan
7 goals
Harrogate TownJ. Muldoon
J. Muldoon
7 goals

Harrogate Town missing players

Hartlepool United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Harrogate Town Hartlepool United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 3 13 25
11 8 3 Won W 1 5 9
7 3 0 Drew D 0 4 8
8 2 2 Lost L 2 4 8
39 20 6 Scored S 2 20 38
36 12 7 Conceded C 4 16 34
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
81% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 80%
54% 46% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 62% 56%
31% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 36%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
58% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 64%
31% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 24%
19% 23% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 16%
 
6.2 6.2 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.8 5.1
4.9 4.2 5.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 5.5 5.2
1.2 1 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.4 1.8
4 3 2 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
313 165 54 Total Shots T S 31 147 310
123 65 22 Shots on Target S O 6 58 119
32% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 34% 32%
Key stats in Vanarama National League this season:
  • Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barrow 24 15 2 7 46 27 12 8 1 3 18 10 12 7 1 4 28 17 19 47
2 Yeovil Town 26 13 6 7 44 31 13 7 3 3 22 14 13 6 3 4 22 17 13 45
3 Bromley 26 12 8 6 45 34 13 6 5 2 28 19 13 6 3 4 17 15 11 44
4 Woking 25 11 8 6 37 31 13 5 5 3 16 16 12 6 3 3 21 15 6 41
5 Solihull Moors 24 12 4 8 37 25 11 9 0 2 22 9 13 3 4 6 15 16 12 40
6 Boreham Wood 26 11 7 8 38 29 13 6 3 4 19 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 40
7 Harrogate Town 26 11 7 8 39 36 13 8 3 2 20 12 13 3 4 6 19 24 3 40
8 Halifax Town 25 11 5 9 34 34 12 5 2 5 18 18 13 6 3 4 16 16 0 38
9 Stockport County 26 11 5 10 36 41 13 7 1 5 20 21 13 4 4 5 16 20 -5 38
10 Barnet 25 10 7 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 12 4 3 5 19 19 6 37
11 Notts County 25 9 9 7 40 30 13 5 6 2 20 13 12 4 3 5 20 17 10 36
12 Eastleigh 25 9 9 7 33 34 13 5 6 2 18 14 12 4 3 5 15 20 -1 36
13 Hartlepool United 25 9 8 8 38 34 12 4 4 4 18 18 13 5 4 4 20 16 4 35
14 Torquay United 26 10 4 12 43 46 13 6 1 6 20 23 13 4 3 6 23 23 -3 34
15 Dover Athletic 24 9 6 9 30 33 13 2 4 7 16 22 11 7 2 2 14 11 -3 33
16 Maidenhead United 26 9 4 13 33 39 13 2 3 8 13 22 13 7 1 5 20 17 -6 31
17 Sutton United 26 7 9 10 29 32 13 3 4 6 17 19 13 4 5 4 12 13 -3 30
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 26 8 6 12 30 34 13 5 3 5 22 20 13 3 3 7 8 14 -4 30
19 Aldershot Town 26 8 6 12 28 37 13 5 3 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 30
20 Fylde 25 7 8 10 31 40 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 3 3 7 17 24 -9 29
21 Wrexham 26 6 8 12 31 38 13 5 5 3 16 13 13 1 3 9 15 25 -7 26
22 Chesterfield 26 6 8 12 36 47 13 3 2 8 17 25 13 3 6 4 19 22 -11 26
23 Chorley 26 4 12 10 24 44 13 3 5 5 11 20 13 1 7 5 13 24 -20 24
24 Ebbsfleet United 25 5 8 12 36 48 12 2 4 6 18 26 13 3 4 6 18 22 -12 23

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 Barrow 24 15 2 7 46 27 12 8 1 3 18 10 12 7 1 4 28 17 19 47
2 Yeovil Town 26 13 6 7 44 31 13 7 3 3 22 14 13 6 3 4 22 17 13 45
3 Bromley 26 12 8 6 45 34 13 6 5 2 28 19 13 6 3 4 17 15 11 44
4 Woking 25 11 8 6 37 31 13 5 5 3 16 16 12 6 3 3 21 15 6 41
5 Solihull Moors 24 12 4 8 37 25 11 9 0 2 22 9 13 3 4 6 15 16 12 40
6 Boreham Wood 26 11 7 8 38 29 13 6 3 4 19 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 9 40
7 Harrogate Town 26 11 7 8 39 36 13 8 3 2 20 12 13 3 4 6 19 24 3 40
8 Halifax Town 25 11 5 9 34 34 12 5 2 5 18 18 13 6 3 4 16 16 0 38
9 Stockport County 26 11 5 10 36 41 13 7 1 5 20 21 13 4 4 5 16 20 -5 38
10 Barnet 25 10 7 8 40 34 13 6 4 3 21 15 12 4 3 5 19 19 6 37
11 Notts County 25 9 9 7 40 30 13 5 6 2 20 13 12 4 3 5 20 17 10 36
12 Eastleigh 25 9 9 7 33 34 13 5 6 2 18 14 12 4 3 5 15 20 -1 36
13 Hartlepool United 25 9 8 8 38 34 12 4 4 4 18 18 13 5 4 4 20 16 4 35
14 Torquay United 26 10 4 12 43 46 13 6 1 6 20 23 13 4 3 6 23 23 -3 34
15 Dover Athletic 24 9 6 9 30 33 13 2 4 7 16 22 11 7 2 2 14 11 -3 33
16 Maidenhead United 26 9 4 13 33 39 13 2 3 8 13 22 13 7 1 5 20 17 -6 31
17 Sutton United 26 7 9 10 29 32 13 3 4 6 17 19 13 4 5 4 12 13 -3 30
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 26 8 6 12 30 34 13 5 3 5 22 20 13 3 3 7 8 14 -4 30
19 Aldershot Town 26 8 6 12 28 37 13 5 3 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 10 20 -9 30
20 Fylde 25 7 8 10 31 40 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 3 3 7 17 24 -9 29
21 Wrexham 26 6 8 12 31 38 13 5 5 3 16 13 13 1 3 9 15 25 -7 26
22 Chesterfield 26 6 8 12 36 47 13 3 2 8 17 25 13 3 6 4 19 22 -11 26
23 Chorley 26 4 12 10 24 44 13 3 5 5 11 20 13 1 7 5 13 24 -20 24
24 Ebbsfleet United 25 5 8 12 36 48 12 2 4 6 18 26 13 3 4 6 18 22 -12 23

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