Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Salford City (7th, 75 pts) held a 32-point advantage over Hartlepool United (23rd, 43 pts). Recent form flatters Hartlepool United's table spot — 19th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 23rd. Per game in the league, Salford City were scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.17, Hartlepool United 1.13 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Salford City, 1 draw and 1 for Hartlepool United, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at The Peninsula Stadium in Salford (capacity 1,400). On the scoreboard, Salford City led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.