Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Stevenage 2nd with 85 points, Hartlepool United 23rd with 43, 42 apart. Hartlepool United's recent output outran their position: 19th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Hartlepool United ran at 1.13 scored and 1.7 conceded, Stevenage at 1.33 and 0.85.
7 matches unbeaten backed Hartlepool United's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Hartlepool United, 3 draws and 10 for Stevenage, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at The Northern Gas and Power Stadium in Hartlepool (capacity 7,856). Stevenage led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.




