Match Report
40 points separated the sides: York City 1st on 108, Hartlepool United 9th on 68. The last five rounds placed Hartlepool United no better than 14th for form, against 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, York City were scoring 2.48 and conceding 0.89, Hartlepool United 1.17 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
York City had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for York City, 1 draw and 5 for Hartlepool United, at 2.91 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.91 all-time.
Dwight Yorke Stadium, capacity 8,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
York City: Alex Newby (19'), H. Boateng (84'), Josh Stones (90') · Hartlepool United: Reiss McNally (39'), Charlie Caton (90')
Key stats
Possession: York City 63% · Hartlepool United 37% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 6-6