Match Report
9 points for Hartlepool United (14th), 6 for Barrow (21st): a 3-point gap. Hartlepool United had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Hartlepool United were scoring 0.71 and conceding 0.86, Barrow 1.43 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Barrow's arrival.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Hartlepool United, 0 draws and 2 for Barrow, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was The Suit Direct Stadium, with room for 7,856 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hartlepool United led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Hartlepool United: Will Harris (39'), Jack Nolan (85')
Key stats
Possession: Hartlepool United 49% · Barrow 51% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-5