Hartlepool United vs Rochdale Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Hartlepool United

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Hartlepool United will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 League Two defeat last time out to Gillingham.

Tom Nichols (39') and Dom Jefferies (59') scored for Gillingham.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Hartlepool United haven’t conceded. In fact, Hartlepool United have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 11 goals in the process.

Going into this one, Hartlepool United are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

Rochdale

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Colchester United in League Two competition, Rochdale and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

The only player to score from Rochdale was Devante Rodney (36'). Junior Tchamadeu (26') and Cole Skuse (87') scored for Colchester United.

Rochdale have regularly broken through opposing defences in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 8 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Rochdale have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings. That sort of pattern might not be continued into this next game, though.

Coming into this contest, Rochdale are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 07/01/2012, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Hartlepool United winning 3 of those games, Rochdale 3 and 0 being drawn in normal time.

A combined sum of 17 goals were produced between them in this period, with 7 from The Pool and 10 being from The Dale. The average goals per game has been 2.83.

The last league match featuring the two was League Two match day 23 on 26/12/2022 when it ended Rochdale 1-2 Hartlepool United.

The referee was Thomas Kirk.

📋 Team News: Hartlepool United

The Hartlepool United manager Keith Curle has no fitness concerns at all before this game owing to a fully healthy group available for selection.

ℹ️ Team News: Rochdale

Due to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Rochdale boss Jim Bentley doesn’t have any fitness worries to report coming into this match.

⚡ Prediction

We envisage that Rochdale and Hartlepool United may well both score, with little between these two teams.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore seeing a very even match with a 1-1 score when all is said and done.

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

Andre Moura, 01:48 17/01/2023