HARROGATE. Hartlepool United was capable to reverse the scoreline against Harrogate Town to win 2-1. It was Harrogate Town to strike first with a goal of L. Armstrong at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Ferguson gave the win to Hartlepool United in the 62′ minute. Harrogate Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Carl Boyeson with the collaboration of Daniel Woodward and Matthew Parry. The 4th official was Robert Atkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Harrogate Town

1 - 2

Hartlepool United

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 150 Attack 82
  • 57 Dangerous attack 36
  • 75 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Hartlepool United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Harrogate Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hartlepool United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

21'
25'
62'
David Ferguson(goal)O. Bogle
65'
76'
76'
86'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After this encounter, Harrogate Town will stay with 43 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Hartlepool United will have 47 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

Hartlepool United will host Leyton Orient on the 12th of March with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Hartlepool United (4 draws).

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
Mark Oxley 1.England
6.1
D
Will Smith 5.England
6.4
D
Lewis Richards 33.England
5.9
76'
D
Warren Burrell 6.England
6.4
M
Lewis Page 3.England
7.1
M
George Thomson 7.England
7.4
M
Ryan Fallowfield 2.England
7.1
90'
M
Alex Pattison 16.England
7.0
F
Jack Muldoon 18.England
6.9
65'
F
Luke Armstrong 29.England
7.2
21'
F
Jack Diamond 21.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Joe Cracknell 13.England
D
Nathan Sheron 14.England
M
Simon Power 30.Republic of Ireland
7.3
76'
M
Josh Austerfield 19.England
F
C. Kavanagh 8.Republic of Ireland
5.5
65'
F
Mark Beck 9.Scotland
90'

Harrogate Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: Mark Oxley (6.1), Warren Burrell (6.4), Will Smith (6.4), Lewis Richards (5.9), Ryan Fallowfield (7.1), George Thomson (7.4), Alexander Pattison (7.0), Lewis Page (7.1), Jack Diamond (6.3), Jack Muldoon (6.9) and Luke Armstrong (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: N. Sheron, Calum Kavanagh (5.5), M. Beck, Simon Power (7.3), J. Austerfield and J. Cracknell.

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 3 changes: J. Muldoon for C. Kavanagh (65′), L. Richards for S. Power (76′) and R. Fallowfield for M. Beck (90′).

Best player: George Thomson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was George Thomson.

His rating is (7.4) with 76 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United
G
Ben Killip 1.England
6.7
D
David Ferguson 3.England
7.7
62'
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.8
D
Timi Odusina 5.England
6.8
D
Gary Liddle 4.England
6.8
M
Nicky Featherstone 8.England
6.8
M
Mark Shelton 6.England
6.9
M
Tom Crawford 22.England
6.7
F
Luke Molyneux 10.England
7.5
90' 25'
F
O. Bogle 7.England
6.5
86'
F
Joe Grey 12.England
6.5
76'
Substitutes
G
N. Bilokapić 31.Australia
D
Jake Hull 15.England
90'
M
I. Fletcher 21.England
M
Joe White 30.England
6.4
76'
M
Martin Smith 18.England
M
Gavan Holohan 14.Republic of Ireland
F
Markus Carver 11.England
86'

Hartlepool United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Graeme Lee played with: Ben Killip (6.7), Jamie Sterry (6.8), Gary Liddle (6.8), Timi Odusina (6.8), David Ferguson (7.7), Mark Shelton (6.9), Nicky Featherstone (6.8), Tom Crawford (6.7), Luke Molyneux (7.5), Omar Bogle (6.5) and Joe Grey (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: I. Fletcher, Joe White (6.4), M. Smith, G. Holohan, Markus Carver, N. Bilokapić and J. Hull.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: J. Grey for J. White (76′), O. Bogle for M. Carver (86′) and L. Molyneux for J. Hull (90′).

Best player: David Ferguson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartlepool United was David Ferguson.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 50 passes (52% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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