Match Report
3 points and 6 places separated them: Sutton United 5th with 12, Hartlepool United 11th with 9. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Sutton United ran at 1.17 scored and 1 conceded, Hartlepool United at 0.83 and 0.67.
Momentum sat with Hartlepool United, winners of their last three.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Sutton United have 3 wins to Hartlepool United's 2, with 4 draws, at 3.22 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.22.
O. Mackey officiated: 96 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. VBS Community Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,032. On the scoreboard, Sutton United led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sutton United: Temi Babalola (20'), Emmanuel Osadebe (27') · Hartlepool United: Corey McKeown (34')
Key stats
Possession: Sutton United 41% · Hartlepool United 59% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-5