HARTLEPOOL. Stevenage and Hartlepool United draw 1-1. L. Norris scored the first goal (70′) for Stevenage. N. Featherstone equalized (77′). Hartlepool United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the The Super 6 Stadium stadium in Hartlepool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Coy who had the assistance of Wayne Grunnill and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hartlepool United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Stevenage was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hartlepool United was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Hartlepool United to win the match​.

Hartlepool United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Hartlepool United received 1 yellow card (L. Molyneux). On the other side, Stevenage didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Hartlepool United will have 30 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Stevenage will have 28 points like Rochdale to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away against Exeter City on the 29th of January with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Hartlepool United (5 draws).

Stevenage will host Harrogate Town on the 29th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (2 draws).

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Graeme Lee decided to play with the following team: Ben Killip (6.4), Reagan Ogle (6.8), Neill Byrne (6.8), Gary Liddle (6.3), Timi Odusina (7.0), David Ferguson (7.6), Mark Shelton (7.4), Gavan Holohan (6.4), Nicky Featherstone (7.8), Mark Cullen (6.8) and Luke Molyneux (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: J. Hull, L. Hendrie, Joe Grey (6.8), T. Crawford, P. Boyes, Olufela Olomola (6.7) and M. Smith.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: G. Holohan for J. Grey (62′), G. Liddle for O. Olomola (73′) and M. Shelton for T. Crawford (90′).

Best player: Nicky Featherstone​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hartlepool United was Nicky Featherstone.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 79 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Stevenage – Formation

Also Stevenage adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Paul Tisdale played with: Christy Pym (6.2), Luther James-Wildin (6.5), Terence Vancooten (7.3), Scott Cuthbert (6.8), Luke Prosser (6.4), Ben Coker (7.0), Chris Lines (7.0), Jake Reeves (6.4), Zain Westbrooke (6.2), Luke Norris (7.2) and Jake Taylor (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: L. Walker, L. O’Neill, Charlie Carter (6.4), Jamie Reid (6.8), J. Daly, Edward Upson (7.0) and Bruno Andrade.

Substitutions

Stevenage made 3 changes: Z. Westbrooke for J. Reid (64′), S. Cuthbert for E. Upson (79′) and L. Norris for C. Carter (84′).

Best player: Terence Vancooten​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Terence Vancooten.

His rating is (7.3) with 45 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-3
• Crawley Town – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Harrogate Town – Oldham Athletic – 3-0
• Hartlepool United – Stevenage – 1-1
• Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
• Rochdale – Bradford City – 0-0
• Salford City – Colchester United – 0-3
• Scunthorpe United – Newport County – 0-1
• Sutton United – Northampton Town – 0-0
• Swindon Town – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
• Walsall – Exeter City – 0-2