Match Report
Chesterfield, 1st with 98 points, sat 38 points above Hartlepool United (12th, 60). Recent form told a different story for Chesterfield: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Hartlepool United were scoring 1.52 and conceding 1.78, Chesterfield 2.3 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Chesterfield entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hartlepool United 2, draws 1, Chesterfield 4, at 3.71 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in Hartlepool staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,856. Chesterfield led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.