Match Preview: Hartlepool United v Aldershot Town (Saturday, 2pm)

Aldershot Town travel to Hartlepool United on Saturday in the National League.

The visitors come into the game on the back of a draw in their last match, having tied with Dorking Wanderers 1-1 at home, with a goal from Joshua Lee Barrett.

Pools also drew their last match, 1-1 against Rochdale, with their goal scored by Joe Grey.

With 70 goals in 42 games so far this season, Aldershot are scoring more than average in the league with 1.7 goals per game. But they are conceding more than average too, letting in 75 goals at a rate of 1.8 per game.

Hartlepool, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game.

In the last 10 years, Hartlepool and Aldershot have played each other on nine occasions. Hartlepool won four of them, Aldershot three, and they drew twice.

On average, Pools scored 1.6 goals and the Shots 1.1 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 21, when Aldershot won 2-1 at home.

United are in disappointing form in the National League, with one win and three draws from their last six games.

With two wins and two draws over that period, Town’s form is slightly better – they have taken eight points from 18, compared to Pools’ six.

The Shots are eighth in the table after 42 games, of which they have won 19 and drawn eight, earning 65 points.

The hosts are five places behind the away team in 13th, with 15 wins and eight draws putting them on 53 points.

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Hartlepool United v Aldershot Town
National League | The Suit Direct Stadium
Saturday, 6 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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