HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool United found a way to reverse the score against Grimsby Town to win 2-1. It was Grimsby Town to strike first with an early goal of G. Holohan at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Maher gave the win to Hartlepool United in the 82′ minute with an own goal.

The match was played at the The Northern Gas and Power Stadium stadium in Hartlepool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Gary Hilton and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Ivan Stankovic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.5 degrees Celsius or 54.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Hartlepool United

2 - 1

Grimsby Town

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 122 Attack 99
  • 50 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hartlepool United had a strong ball possession 55% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hartlepool United was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hartlepool United won the match​.

Hartlepool United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hartlepool United received 2 yellow cards (R. Tumilty and A. Lacey). Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (B. Morris and L. Waterfall).

Match Timeline

6'
Gavan Holohan(goal)
17'
18'
Luke Waterfall- Yellow
31'
Alex Lacey- Yellow
56'
63'
70'
Kieran Green- sub ->A. Pepple
73'
Alex Lacey(goal)
78'
82'
Niall Maher(own-goal)
Otis Khan- sub ->N. Maher
85'
85'
86'
Brody Paterson- sub ->C. Oduor
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, Hartlepool United will have 12 points like Harrogate Town and Rochdale to sit in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town will stay with 23 points like Walsall to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Hartlepool United will play away with Salford City on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).

Hartlepool United – Formation

Hartlepool United
G
Ben Killip 1.England
D
Alex Lacey 24.England
56' 78'
D
David Ferguson 3.England
D
E. Murray 5.Scotland
D
Reghan Tumilty 26.England
17'
D
Clarke Oduor 27.Kenya
90'
M
Nicky Featherstone 8.England
73'
M
Callum Cooke 10.England
M
Mohamad Sylla 20.France
F
Wesley McDonald 11.England
86'
F
Josh Umerah 9.England
Substitutes
G
Kyle Letheren 21.Wales
M
E. Taylor 17.England
86'
F
Theo Robinson 33.Jamaica
73'
F
Jake Hastie 7.Scotland
F
Brody Paterson 14.Scotland
90'
F
Mikael Ndjoli 18.England

Hartlepool United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Keith Curle decided to play with the following team: Ben Killip, Alex Lacey, David Ferguson, Euan Murray, Reghan Tumilty, Clark Odour, Nicky Featherstone, Callum Cooke, Mohamad Sylla, Wes McDonald and Josh Umerah.

The home team had on the bench: Theo Robinson, Jake Hastie, Brody Paterson, Louis Stephenson, Kyle Letheren, Mikael Ndjoli and Ellis Taylor.

Substitutions

Hartlepool United made 3 changes: N. Featherstone for T. Robinson (73′), W. McDonald for E. Taylor (86′) and C. Oduor for B. Paterson (90′).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Max Crocombe 1.New Zealand
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
31'
D
Niall Maher 31.England
85'
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
D
Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland
D
Andy Smith 26.England
D
B. Morris 17.England
85' 18'
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
6'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
F
Ryan Taylor 29.England
63'
F
L. Richardson 19.England
6.8
Substitutes
D
Shaun Pearson 5.England
M
Alex Hunt 16.England
M
Otis Khan 11.Pakistan
85'
M
Kieran Green 4.England
70'
F
K. Simmonds 21.England
85'
F
Aribim Pepple 23.Canada
6.1
63'
F
Jordan Cropper 32.England

Grimsby Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Paul Hurst played with: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Niall Maher, Michee Efete, Danny Amos, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Bryn Morris, Harry Clifton, Ryan Taylor and Lewis Richardson (6.8).

They had on the bench: Shaun Pearson, Alex Hunt, Keyendrah Simmonds, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Kieran Green, Aribim Pepple (6.1) and Jordan Cropper.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: R. Taylor for A. Pepple (63′), A. Pepple for K. Green (70′), N. Maher for O. Khan (85′) and B. Morris for K. Simmonds (85′).

Best player: Lewis Richardson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Lewis Richardson.

His rating is (6.8) with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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