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Hartlepool United

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Hartlepool United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-0 National League triumph over AFC Fylde.

For Hartlepool United, goals were scored by Tom Parkes (70') and Gary Madine (88').

Matches with Hartlepool United have usually been lively affairs of late with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past half dozen games, the sum of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of them accredited to Hartlepool United. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall be maintained here in this match or not.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Hartlepool United:

• have not emerged victorious against Barnet in their previous 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 home league matches.

Barnet

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Barnet head into the encounter following on from a 1-2 National League win against Yeovil Town in their previous fixture.

For Barnet, the scorers were Ryan Glover (10') and Danny Collinge (81'). James Plant (73') scored for Yeovil Town.

Proving their predisposition for eventful encounters, goals have been celebrated 23 times in the last 6 matches in which Barnet have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.83 goals per fixture. Their opponents have got 11 of those goals.

Ahead of this meeting, Barnet haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head meetings dating back to 26/10/2019 tells us that Hartlepool United have won 2 of them and Barnet 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 from The Pool and 7 coming from The Bees. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league match featuring these sides was National League match day 37 on 02/03/2024 when it ended Hartlepool United 1-2 Barnet.

The referee was Aaron Bannister.

📰 Team News: Hartlepool United

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the lone fitness concern for the Hartlepool United gaffer Lennie Lawrence to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Anthony Mancini (Groin injury) will miss out.

We are thinking that The Pool will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 system for this game featuring Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Ashley Phillips, Ben Gibson, Enda Stevens, Tatsuki Seko, Wouter Burger, Million Manhoef, Andy Moran, Joon-ho Bae and Thomas Cannon.

📰 Team News: Barnet

From our viewpoint, The Bees appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with James Trafford, Connor Roberts, CJ Egan-Riley, Maxime Estève, Lucas Pires, Josh Cullen, Josh Laurent, Jaidon Anthony, Hannibal Mejbri, Jeremy Sarmiento and Jay Rodriguez.

💡 Prediction

Hartlepool United will need to apply a lot of pressure to be putting a goal past this Barnet side who will likely just have the edge.

We’re therefore seeing a 0-1 winning margin for Barnet at the end of the match.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:08 30/11/2024