The National League tie at The Silverlake Stadium on Saturday sees home side Eastleigh take to the field against Hartlepool United.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Eastleigh v Hartlepool United are shown on this page - along with the latest match odds.
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Eastleigh
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Eastleigh, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-0 National League success over Ebbsfleet United.
For Eastleigh, the goalscorers were Niall Maher (18') and Jake Taylor (64').
Over their preceding 6 games, Kelvin Davis's Eastleigh have netted a total of 9 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.
Their past results show that Eastleigh:
- are unbeaten in the league by Hartlepool United in their previous 2 matches.
- have not won against Hartlepool United in their last 4 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.
Hartlepool United
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Since tasting defeat last time out to AFC Fylde in National League competition, Hartlepool United and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
The only name on the scoresheet from Hartlepool United was David Ferguson (4'). Gavin Massey (12') and Charlie Jolley (19') scored for AFC Fylde.
The stats tell the story, and Hartlepool United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 9 goals in all. Defensively, Hartlepool United could really do with shoring things up. Even so, it remains to be seen if that pattern shall be replicated in this upcoming match.
Heading into this contest, Hartlepool United haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 07/01/2020 shows that Eastleigh have won 1 of them & Hartlepool United 2, with the number of drawn games being 3.
A total of 12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 for The Spitfires and 7 belonging to The Pool. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The previous league fixture between these clubs was National League match day 18 on 16/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Hartlepool United 0-0 Eastleigh.
The match was refereed by Jamie O'Connor.
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Team News: Eastleigh
Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just a single fitness concern for the Eastleigh boss Kelvin Davis to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group of players. Deji Sotona (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out.
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Team News: Hartlepool United
Owing to an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s only the lone fitness problem for the Hartlepool United gaffer Anthony Limbrick to be concerned about. Anthony Mancini (Groin injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Eastleigh will have their work cut out to find the net against this Hartlepool United side who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.
We’re therefore anticipating a very even contest with a 0-1 winning margin for Hartlepool United after 90 minutes.
Let’s see.
Lucas Pereira,
09:10 06/03/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Eastleigh
Formed: 1946
Stadium: The Silverlake Stadium (5,192)
Captain: Jake Taylor
Chairman: Stewart Donald
Manager: Kelvin Davis
Competitions: National League position 8
🔑 Key Man: Paul McCallum
Mostly used in the Striker position, Paul McCallum was born in Streatham, England. Having made a first senior appearance for AFC Wimbledon in the 2012 - 2013 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored a sum of 8 league goals in this National League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 24 appearances.