Hartlepool United vs Ebbsfleet United Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Hartlepool United

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Hartlepool United will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-1 National League victory versus Halifax.

The only player to score from Hartlepool United was Reyes Cleary (41').

It’s not been often in recent times that Hartlepool United have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Hartlepool United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 6 goals along the way.

Heading into this fixture, Hartlepool United are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

Ebbsfleet United

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In their last game, Ebbsfleet United drew 2-2 in the National League tie with Altrincham.

For Ebbsfleet United, goals were scored by Aaron Cosgrave (32') and Mustapha Olagunju (68'). Regan Linney (17') and Justin Amaluzor (75') scored for Altrincham.

The stats don’t lie, and Ebbsfleet United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals overall. In defence, Ebbsfleet United have not been doing too well. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be continued into this match, however.

Coming into this contest, Ebbsfleet United are without a win away from home in their last 25 league matches. Their travelling supporters must be so depressed.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 19/02/2019 tells us that Hartlepool United have won 1 of these games and Ebbsfleet United 2, with the number of draws standing at 3.

A total of 11 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from The Pool and 6 belonging to The Fleet. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.

The last league encounter featuring the two was National League match day 9 on 14/09/2024 when it ended Ebbsfleet United 1-0 Hartlepool United.

The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey.

📰 Team News: Hartlepool United

Regarding absentees, there’s just one fitness concern for the Hartlepool United gaffer Anthony Limbrick to contend with due to a largely intact group of players. Anthony Mancini (Groin injury) won’t play.

📰 Team News: Ebbsfleet United

Owing to an otherwise full-strength squad, there is just the sole fitness problem for the Ebbsfleet United boss Josh Wright to contend with. Luke O'Neill (Hamstring injury) misses out for this game.

⚡ Prediction

For this match, we think that Hartlepool United will, in all likelihood, dominate possession and create several successful chances.

However, Ebbsfleet United could well struggle to get a goal of their own although we do reckon that they could well end up scoring here.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a pretty comfortable 3-1 win for Hartlepool United when the full-time whistle blows.

Lucas Pereira, 20:10 02/04/2025