Rochdale vs Hartlepool

Rochdale

1 - 2

Hartlepool

🕒 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Crown Oil Arena 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Rochdale 2 · Hartlepool 9

Team Overview

Rochdale (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 19-2-3

Goals For / Against

50 / 21

Avg: 2.08 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 2.46

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

2.46

PPG

1.35

2.08

1.09

0.88

1.57

61%

O2.5

43%

57%

BTTS

39%

70%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Rochdale rank2nd

Hartlepool rank9th

Rochdale points106

Hartlepool points68

Rochdale: #2 · 106 pts · GD +47

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 64 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.

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

Rochdale last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals9-8

Record3-1-1

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.

Rochdale trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Rochdale score at home100%

Rochdale clean sheet at home43%

Hartlepool score away61%

Hartlepool clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Rochdale score first70%

Rochdale win after scoring first88%

Hartlepool score first39%

Hartlepool win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rochdale 67% · Hartlepool 30%

Avg first goal minute: Rochdale 28.8' · Hartlepool 43.8'

Vs league average

Rochdale score at home2.08 vs 1.59

Rochdale concede at home0.88 vs 1.34

Hartlepool score away1.09 vs 1.34

Hartlepool concede away1.57 vs 1.59

Rochdale score 31% above league average, while Hartlepool score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Rochdale are 34% below league average at home, and Hartlepool are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Rochdale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

61-75 7

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

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

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ↑↓

↑↓

7' ⇄ J. Hunter

1st substitution · For: R. McNally

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Kouogun

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Campbell

28' ⚽

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28' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Charman

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Campbell

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Pritchard

1st substitution · For: R. Galvin

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ D. Rodney

2nd substitution · For: J. Burger

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Charman

2nd substitution · For: J. Francis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Smith

3rd substitution · For: I. Henderson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Reid

3rd substitution · For: N. Ferguson

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. McBride

4th substitution · For: A. Gomez Mancini

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Waller

5th substitution · For: C. Pettit

79' ⚽

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79' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

I. Henderson

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Adebayo-Rowling

Rochdale vs Hartlepool 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Hartlepool beat Rochdale 2-1 on Tuesday, 30 December 2025 in National League. It was played at Crown Oil Arena.

First half: Hartlepool made their 1st substitution at 7', with J. Hunter replacing R. McNally. Hartlepool took the lead at 21' when M. Kouogun scored, with the assist credited to A. Campbell, making the score 0-1. Hartlepool extended the lead at 28' when L. Charman scored, with the assist credited to A. Campbell, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Pritchard replacing R. Galvin. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 55', with D. Rodney replacing J. Burger. Hartlepool made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Charman replacing J. Francis. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 70', with T. Smith replacing I. Henderson. Hartlepool made their 3rd substitution at 77', with A. Reid replacing N. Ferguson. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 78', with C. McBride replacing A. Gomez Mancini. Rochdale made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Waller replacing C. Pettit. Rochdale reduced the deficit at 79' when I. Henderson scored, with the assist credited to O. Adebayo-Rowling, making the score 1-2.

Rochdale used 5 substitutions while Hartlepool used 3 substitutions.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Rochdale vs Hartlepool Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

06 Apr 2026 Hartlepool vs Rochdale 0 - 0 30 Dec 2025 Rochdale vs Hartlepool 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

26 Apr 2025 Rochdale vs Hartlepool 5 - 1 24 Sep 2024 Hartlepool vs Rochdale 0 - 3

2023-2024 Season

01 Apr 2024 Rochdale vs Hartlepool 1 - 1 28 Oct 2023 Hartlepool vs Rochdale 2 - 3