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

Key match information

Hartlepool United played Scunthorpe United in National League (England). The match was played on 26 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Hartlepool United: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Scunthorpe United: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hartlepool United scores 1.13 and concedes 0.78 goals per match. Scunthorpe United scores 1.77 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hartlepool United 39%, Scunthorpe United 77%. Over 2.5: Hartlepool United 22%, Scunthorpe United 55%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Scunthorpe United has higher xG: 1.66 vs 1.52. Hartlepool United: 11.4 shots per match, Scunthorpe United: 13.0.

Match halves

Hartlepool United: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70. Scunthorpe United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.91.

Goals by minute

Hartlepool United: 46-60 (6 goals). Scunthorpe United: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.81 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.13Goals scored / match1.77
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.78Goals conceded / match1.14
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%Average possession48%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4.57Shots on target / match4.95
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.43Shots per match13
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4.57Shots on target4.95
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
9.9%Shot conversion13.6%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%Possession48%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.52xG for1.66
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.73xG against1.45
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Shooting quality

Hartlepool United: BalancedScunthorpe United: Efficient finishing
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
Accuracy (shots on target)40%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.36

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 is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Hartlepool United · 1.4 pts / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United
DWWLD
Season result split
35% W43% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-5
1.48 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-6-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Scunthorpe United
LDLWW
Season result split
55% W32% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-3
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.04Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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 57% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Hartlepool United · 1.77 goals / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United is 46% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.78 goals / match - Hartlepool United · 1.14 goals / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United scoring profile: very strong

Hartlepool United scores in 70% of matches (16 of 23 matches), while Scunthorpe United keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 matches).

Scunthorpe United scoring profile: strong

Scunthorpe United scores in 91% of matches (20 of 22 matches), while Hartlepool United keeps a clean sheet in 48% (11 of 23 matches).

26Goals scored (season)39
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
18Goals conceded (season)25
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.91Average goals in match2.91
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4Goals conceded (last 5)10
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal91%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
30%2 goals55%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
13%3 goals27%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0%4 goals5%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

How often they concede at least...

52%1 goal86%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
17%2 goals14%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
9%3 goals9%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0%4 goals5%
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.

39%
Hartlepool United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 23 matches
77%
Scunthorpe United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.17 of 22 matches
54%
League average

Goal patterns

4%BTTS at half-time27%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0%BTTS in both halves9%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
17%Scored in both halves36%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
40%BTTS - last 580%
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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
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 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / match - Hartlepool United · 1.86 pts / match - Scunthorpe United

Hartlepool United - half-time state
30% leading39% draw30% trailing
Scunthorpe United - half-time state
50% leading36% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.86
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.86
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.78Average goals (1st half)1.32
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
65%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
65%No goal before half-time36%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.61Points per match (2nd half)1.36
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.91
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.59
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
65%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United
48%No goal after half-time36%
Hartlepool UnitedScunthorpe United

Hartlepool United - second-half results

39% W43% D17% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Scunthorpe United - second-half results

27% W55% D18% L
41
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Hartlepool United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Scunthorpe United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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
4
4
0-15
3
4
16-30
3
0
31-45
6
5
46-60
6
0
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Scunthorpe United
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
6
3
16-30
8
3
31-45
7
3
46-60
7
2
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 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.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.95
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Scunthorpe United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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 1.912.81 2.91
Both teams scored 39%54% 77%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%53% 55%
Clean sheets 48%26% 14%
Goal before half-time 65%70% 77%
Goal after half-time 65%81% 77%

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

2.81
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Hartlepool UnitedYellow cardAlex Michael Reid
  2. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalCallum Roberts
  3. Hartlepool UnitedYellow cardCameron Bradley John
  4. Hartlepool UnitedSubstitutionOn: Luke Bowler CharmanOff: Ashley Nathaniel-George
  5. Scunthorpe UnitedYellow cardTyrell Sellars-Fleming
  6. Hartlepool UnitedSubstitutionOn: Matthew Paul DalyOff: Jack Hunter
  7. Scunthorpe UnitedGoalCallum Roberts
  8. Hartlepool UnitedGoalMatthew Paul DalyAssist: Luke Bowler Charman
  9. Scunthorpe UnitedSubstitutionOn: Ross BarrowsOff: Oliver Ewing
  10. Scunthorpe UnitedYellow cardRory Mahady
  11. Scunthorpe UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kian ScalesOff: Callum Roberts
  12. Hartlepool UnitedSubstitutionOn: Daniel JohnsonOff: Jay Benn

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Andrew MillerMatches officiated: 13
3.46Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 28%Home wins46%Draws46%Away wins

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 1.13 goals per game on average and Scunthorpe United 1.77. The National League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Hartlepool United's matches and 77% of Scunthorpe United's.

What form are Hartlepool United and Scunthorpe United in?

Over the last 5 games Hartlepool United have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 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?

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