Thursday , 2 July 2026

Salford City FC vs Hartlepool United FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Salford City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Hartlepool United FC
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC The Peninsula Stadium HT 45+17' · FT 45+6'
Y 13' Claudio Ofosu
Jason Lowe 62' Y
Ashley Hunter 87' Y
Di'Shon Bernard 91' Y
Vaclav Hladky 117' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Salford City FC vs Hartlepool United FC — FA Cup at The Peninsula Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Gareth Mellor
  • Referee Gary Hilton
  • Referee Richard Woodward

Head-to-Head

1
Salford City FC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Hartlepool United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-07 Salford City FC 2–0 Hartlepool United FC

Recent Form

Salford City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Hartlepool United FC H 2–0 W
21 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–3 L
11 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Marine AFC A 2–1 W
Hartlepool United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Salford City FC A 0–2 L
24 Oct Ilkeston Town FC A 6–0 W
19 Oct Brackley Town FC H 1–0 W
21 Nov Gillingham FC H 3–4 L
10 Nov Gillingham FC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Kidsgrove Athletic FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Salford City FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Salford City FC
Kelly N'Mai 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Salford City FC and Hartlepool United FC is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hartlepool United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It looks surprising Hartlepool United FC does not make any changes. Ashley Hunter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 13' The referee shows Hartlepool United FC player a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' It looks like no one’s ball. Salford City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mason Enigbokan-Bloomfield made 106 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Turnbull suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Salford City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Ferguson, as he is very good at scoring at The Peninsula Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' Salford City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' David Parkhouse has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh MacDonald on 57 minute.
  • 62' Salford City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' The whistle greets George Boyd as he departs to be replaced by Oscar Threlkeld.
  • 65' Another substitution for Salford City FC to replace Ashley Eastham by Tom Clarke on 65 minute.
  • 70' Hartlepool United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' Another change for Hartlepool United FC made on 72 minute. Rhys Oates leaves to be changed by Luke Molyneux.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Andrade. He replaces James Wilson on 78 minute.
  • 83' Gavan Holohan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 87' Salford City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • With this win, Salford City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Salford City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Wellens

Hartlepool United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dave Challinor

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Salford City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Hartlepool United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Salford City FC46% Draw28% Hartlepool United FC26%
Actual: Salford City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Salford City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Hartlepool United FC
54%
Salford City FC or Hartlepool United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Salford City FC31% Draw48% Hartlepool United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Salford City FC

Handicap Salford City FC covers Push Hartlepool United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Salford City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Hartlepool United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.