About Match
Carlisle United go into the game 14th in the table on 8 points; Hartlepool United sit 11th on 9 — a 1-point gap. Carlisle United have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Carlisle United run at 2.17 scored and 1.67 conceded, Hartlepool United at 0.83 and 0.67. Carlisle United would climb to 11 points with a win and up to 6th, overtaking Hartlepool United (other results held equal).
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 12 Carlisle United wins, 5 for Hartlepool United, 4 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 81% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match takes place at Brunton Park in Carlisle (capacity 18,202).