Hartlepool United vs Stoke City– Hartlepool United gears up for this contest after a 3-3 tie with Harrogate Town in League Two.
Josh Umerah (45′), Mohamad Sylla (46′), and Mark Shelton (63′) scored goals for Hartlepool United. For Harrogate Town, goals were scored by Alex Pattison (4′), Sam Folarin (49′), and George Thomson (73′).
Recently, Hartlepool United hasn’t kept a clean sheet all that often. The data indicates that Hartlepool United’s defense has been exposed in five of their previous six games, during which they have allowed 14 goals.
Stoke City and their supporters will be hoping for a better outcome after losing their most recent Championship contest against Preston North End.
In that contest, Stoke City had 56% of the possession and 3 of their 15 shots on goal were successful. Two of the nine efforts on goal by Preston North End were on goal. Preston North End’s goal came from Ched Evans in the 93rd minute.
According to the statistics, Stoke City has been scored against in 6 of their past 6 games, allowing the opposition to score 9 goals overall. Stoke City has to fix some issues at the back. Leaving that aside, we must now watch to see if this tendency will continue in this game.
Hartlepool United vs Stoke City- Betting Analysis
We believe that Stoke City will likely control much of the possession in this game and should convert some of their chances into goals. Hartlepool United, in comparison, may find it difficult to score themselves, though we do anticipate them scoring.
What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Hartlepool United is available for 5.5, a bet on the draw is 4.32 and taking a punt on a win for Stoke City can get you 1.57. They’re the top bets on offer right now.
Hartlepool United vs Stoke City- Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Away to Win
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