Forest Green vs Hartlepool

Forest Green

1 - 0

Hartlepool

🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Bolt New Lawn 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Barlow 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Forest Green 6 · Hartlepool 9

Referee Stats

Michael Barlow

2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Forest Green (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-5-3

Goals For / Against

49 / 22

Avg: 2.13 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Hartlepool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 36

Avg: 1.09 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

1.35

2.13

1.09

0.96

1.57

57%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

39%

57%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Forest Green rank6th

Hartlepool rank9th

Forest Green points81

Hartlepool points68

Forest Green: #6 · 81 pts · GD +30

25 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Hartlepool: #9 · 68 pts · GD -5

38 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Forest Green last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals16-2

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Hartlepool last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals4-15

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Forest Green trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 9%

Hartlepool trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Forest Green score at home96%

Forest Green clean sheet at home30%

Hartlepool score away61%

Hartlepool clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Forest Green score first57%

Forest Green win after scoring first85%

Hartlepool score first39%

Hartlepool win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Forest Green 67% · Hartlepool 30%

Avg first goal minute: Forest Green 33.3' · Hartlepool 43.8'

Vs league average

Forest Green score at home2.13 vs 1.59

Forest Green concede at home0.96 vs 1.34

Hartlepool score away1.09 vs 1.34

Hartlepool concede away1.57 vs 1.59

Forest Green score 34% above league average, while Hartlepool score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Forest Green are 28% below league average at home, and Hartlepool are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.75

BTTS50%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Forest Green goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 11

0-15 6

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Hartlepool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

16-30 8

0-15 5

46-60 4

61-75 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' M. Daly

20'

20' T. Knowles

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Mitchell

Normal Goal

27'

27' N. Sheron

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ T. Knowles

1st substitution · For: R. Inniss

56'

56' Harry Whitwell

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ N. Haughton

2nd substitution · For: Y. Bamba

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Benn

1st substitution · For: D. Johnson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Daly

2nd substitution · For: S. Folarin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Harry Whitwell

3rd substitution · For: Isaac Moore

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Mitchell

4th substitution · For: A. Walker

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Jamie Miley

3rd substitution · For: B. Walker

Forest Green vs Hartlepool 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Forest Green beat Hartlepool 1-0 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in National League. The match was refereed by Michael Barlow. It was played at The Bolt New Lawn.

First half: M. Daly received a yellow card for Hartlepool at 7'. T. Knowles received a yellow card for Forest Green at 20'. Forest Green took the lead at 23' when K. Mitchell scored, making the score 1-0. N. Sheron received a yellow card for Hartlepool at 27'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Forest Green made their 1st substitution at 53', with T. Knowles replacing R. Inniss. Harry Whitwell received a yellow card for Forest Green at 56'. Forest Green made their 2nd substitution at 61', with N. Haughton replacing Y. Bamba. Hartlepool made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Benn replacing D. Johnson. Hartlepool made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Daly replacing S. Folarin. Forest Green made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Harry Whitwell replacing Isaac Moore. Forest Green made their 4th substitution at 81', with K. Mitchell replacing A. Walker. Hartlepool made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Jamie Miley replacing B. Walker.

Forest Green used 4 substitutions while Hartlepool used 3 substitutions. Forest Green got 2 yellow cards, while Hartlepool got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Forest Green vs Hartlepool Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Hartlepool vs Forest Green 2 - 1 06 Sep 2025 Forest Green vs Hartlepool 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

05 May 2025 Hartlepool vs Forest Green 1 - 1 28 Sep 2024 Forest Green vs Hartlepool 1 - 0