Hartlepool United vs Scunthorpe United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Hartlepool United play Scunthorpe United in National League (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Hartlepool United: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Scunthorpe United: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hartlepool United scores 1.17 and concedes 1.28 goals per match. Scunthorpe United scores 1.69 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hartlepool United 43%, Scunthorpe United 71%. Over 2.5: Hartlepool United 41%, Scunthorpe United 60%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Scunthorpe United has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.45. Hartlepool United: 11.3 shots per match, Scunthorpe United: 13.1.

Match halves

Hartlepool United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.72. Scunthorpe United: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.96.

Goals by minute

Hartlepool United: 76-90+ (12 goals). Scunthorpe United: 76-90+ (17 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
9Shots17
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
2Shots on target6
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.43xG2.24
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
2Corners4
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
98Dangerous attacks102
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
12Fouls20
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
2Cards2
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.17Goals scored / match1.69
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.28Goals conceded / match1.35
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%Average possession49%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4.13Shots on target / match5.08
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.33Shots per match13.08
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4.13Shots on target5.08
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
10.4%Shot conversion12.9%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%Possession49%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.45xG for1.71
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.71xG against1.4
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Shooting quality

Hartlepool United: BalancedScunthorpe United: Balanced
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Hartlepool United
DLWWL
Season result split
39% W30% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-14-14
1.48 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-7-6
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Scunthorpe United
WDLWL
Season result split
50% W27% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-13-11
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-7-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Scunthorpe United is 44% better for: goals scored per match.

1.17 goals / match - Hartlepool United · 1.69 goals / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.28 goals / match - Hartlepool United · 1.35 goals / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United scoring profile: very strong

Hartlepool United scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 19% (9 of 48 matches).

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: very strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 88% of matches (42 of 48 matches), while Hartlepool United keeps a clean sheet in 37% (17 of 46 matches).

54Goals scored (season)81
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
59Goals conceded (season)65
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
2.46Average goals in match3.04
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
10Goals conceded (last 5)4
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal88%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
33%2 goals54%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
15%3 goals25%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4%4 goals2%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal81%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
33%2 goals31%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
22%3 goals15%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4%4 goals4%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

43%
Hartlepool United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.20 of 46 matches
71%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.34 of 48 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time27%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
9%BTTS in both halves13%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
20%Scored in both halves29%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
60%BTTS - last 540%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Scunthorpe United is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Hartlepool United · 1.44 pts / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United - half-time state
24% leading52% draw24% trailing
Scunthorpe United - half-time state
35% leading38% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.44
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.73
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.93Average goals (1st half)1.42
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
65%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
65%No goal before half-time46%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.37Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.96
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.63
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
50%No goal after half-time38%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Hartlepool United - second-half results

35% W33% R33% P
57
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
63
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

35% W44% R21% P
69
Half-time points
35
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hartlepool United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.8
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Scunthorpe United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Hartlepool United
ScoredConceded
5
10
0-15
6
10
16-30
10
2
31-45
10
10
46-60
11
4
61-75
12
23
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (23). Late-goal balance (76-90): -11 - late phases are a weakness.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
9
10
0-15
10
13
16-30
16
10
31-45
16
10
46-60
13
5
61-75
17
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Hartlepool United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

Hartlepool UnitedLigaScunthorpe United
Average goals in match 2.462.92 3.04
Both teams scored 43%56% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%57% 60%
Clean sheets 37%24% 19%
Goal before half-time 59%71% 79%
Goal after half-time 74%80% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Hartlepool United 0 - 1 - 0 Scunthorpe United. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Hartlepool United vs Scunthorpe United?

The National League match finished Hartlepool United 1:2 Scunthorpe United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Hartlepool United vs Scunthorpe United?

Hartlepool United score 1.17 goals per game on average and Scunthorpe United 1.69. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Hartlepool United's matches and 71% of Scunthorpe United's.

What form are Hartlepool United and Scunthorpe United in?

Over the last 5 games Hartlepool United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Scunthorpe United 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hartlepool United vs Scunthorpe United?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.