Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Northampton Town 3rd with 83 points, Hartlepool United 23rd with 43, 40 apart. Hartlepool United ranked 19th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. Per game in the league, Hartlepool United were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.7, Northampton Town 1.35 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Hartlepool United were winless in 6.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hartlepool United 3, draws 1, Northampton Town 5, at 2.44 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 89% of the meetings won by the home side.
The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in Hartlepool staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,856. Hartlepool United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.