England - League TwoStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Grimsby Town and Hartlepool United, taking place on Friday, 07 April 2023, at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes.
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Grimsby Town, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Grimsby Town players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-2 away defeat at the hands of Bradford City.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 5 and seen valuable points lost. Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings. Paul Hurst will have some concerns about his team's back line after only making 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home matches.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 home games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing at home this season, with 9 draws in 18 home league games.
Hartlepool United, Recent FormHartlepool United will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 home win against Swindon Town.
It seems pretty certain that John Askey will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 10 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 9 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games.
There will be mixed feelings from The Pool, having been undefeated in their last 3 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.
On an individual basis, Callum Cooke has scored in each of Hartlepool United's last league game away from home.
Grimsby Town suffered the disappointment of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Hartlepool United the last time they met in the league.
Playing at home in the league, Grimsby have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 matches against The Pool. Playing at home, Grimsby have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Hartlepool. Goals come easy for Hartlepool when they travel to The Mariners, having recorded 9 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 3 goals per match. The Hartlepool defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit The Mariners in the league, with Hartlepool conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams at Blundell Park, Hartlepool has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Grimsby in 3 games.
With no real injury worries, Grimsby manager Paul Hurst will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Hartlepool manager John Askey has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Grimsby Town Playing at home | Hartlepool United Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 43' | Time first goal scored | 52' |
| 35' | Time first goal conceded | 39' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.2 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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