Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Crewe Alexandra (13th, 58 pts) and Hartlepool United (23rd, 43 pts). Hartlepool United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 19th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Crewe Alexandra 1.04 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Hartlepool United 1.13 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.17.
6 games without a win framed Crewe Alexandra's arrival.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Crewe Alexandra, 2 by Hartlepool United, 2 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, with room for 10,153 spectators. Crewe Alexandra led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.




