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Hartlepool v AFC Hornchurch

Hartlepool
2–1Full time
AFC Hornchurch

National League · SAT 24 OCT · Victoria Park

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Hartlepool 2–1 AFC Hornchurch HARTLEPOOL WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Hartlepool win41%
The market said46%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.532
The market’s Brier score0.440

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay17 notes · 34 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Hartlepool win at 41%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Hartlepool 41% before kick-off, 40% now. 0–0 · 40–27–32
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Hartlepool v AFC Hornchurch
  4. 20′🟨 YELLOW · 20' Hartlepool
  5. 41′THE CALL SWINGS · 41' Draw is now our likeliest result at 39% (was Hartlepool win 35%)
  6. 44′🟨 YELLOW · 44' AFC Hornchurch
  7. 45′We said Hartlepool at 41%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–23–68
  8. 45′The goal count is tracking the 2.5 we expected. 0–1 · 9–23–68
  9. 45′SECOND HALF Hartlepool 0–0 AFC Hornchurch
  10. 45′⚽ GOAL · 45' Hartlepool 0–1 AFC Hornchurch
  11. 45′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 9% now
  12. 45′THE CALL SWINGS · 45' AFC Hornchurch win is now our likeliest result at 68% (was Draw 41%)
  13. 46′AFC Hornchurch score on 46′ to make it 0–1. 0–1 · 9–23–68
  14. 46′HALF-TIME Hartlepool 0–0 AFC Hornchurch
  15. 50′48′: A. Balanta on the scoresheet for AFC Hornchurch, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 8–23–69
  16. 56′We said Hartlepool at 41%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 28%. 1–1 · 28–48–24
  17. 56′⚽ GOAL · 56' Hartlepool 1–1 AFC Hornchurch
  18. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 56' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 28% now
  19. 56′THE CALL SWINGS · 56' Draw is now our likeliest result at 48% (was AFC Hornchurch win 71%)
  20. 57′GOAL DISALLOWED · 57' Hartlepool
  21. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 6% now
  22. 57′THE CALL SWINGS · 57' AFC Hornchurch win is now our likeliest result at 72% (was Draw 48%)
  23. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 62' AFC Hornchurch · On: J. Walker · Off: H. Hearn
  24. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 62' AFC Hornchurch · On: H. Sandat · Off: W. Greenidge
  25. 67′🟥 RED CARD · 67' Hartlepool
  26. 69′Hartlepool are down to ten from 69′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–1 · 3–18–79
  27. 71′We said Hartlepool at 41%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 20%. 1–1 · 20–63–17
  28. 71′⚽ GOAL · 71' Hartlepool 1–1 AFC Hornchurch
  29. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 71' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 20% now
  30. 71′THE CALL SWINGS · 71' Draw is now our likeliest result at 63% (was AFC Hornchurch win 79%)
  31. 72′Hartlepool find the net on 72′. 1–1. 1–1 · 19–64–17
  32. 73′We said Hartlepool at 41%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–66–16
  33. 73′🟨 YELLOW · 68' N. Eccleston · Hartlepool
  34. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Hartlepool · On: B. Ilunga · Off: M. Clark
  35. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Hartlepool · On: J. Nolan · Off: C. Deeming
  36. 78′We said Hartlepool at 41%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–73–12
  37. 79′We said Hartlepool at 41% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 88%. 2–1 · 88–11–1
  38. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Hartlepool · On: L. Charman · Off: J. Hugill
  39. 79′⚽ GOAL · 79' Hartlepool 2–1 AFC Hornchurch
  40. 79′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 79' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 88% now
  41. 79′THE CALL SWINGS · 79' Hartlepool win is now our likeliest result at 88% (was Draw 75%)
  42. 80′3 goals already, more than the 2.5 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 89–10–1
  43. 81′A goal for Hartlepool on 80′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  44. 81′We said Hartlepool at 41% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  45. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 82' Hartlepool win: 41% at kick-off, 91% now
  46. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 78' AFC Hornchurch · On: R. Loft · Off: M. Weston
  47. 86′🟨 YELLOW · 86' AFC Hornchurch
  48. 87′We said Hartlepool at 41% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  49. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Hartlepool · On: C. Popov · Off: W. Harris
  50. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 86' AFC Hornchurch · On: N. Ferguson · Off: A. Balanta
  51. 94′2–1 at the end. Our 41% on Hartlepool comes in. 2–1 · 100–0–0
  52. FTFULL TIME Hartlepool 2–1 AFC Hornchurch
  53. FTHartlepool 2–1 AFC Hornchurch · Hartlepool win: right · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Hartlepool are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Hartlepool 41%, draw 27%, AFC Hornchurch 33%. Over 2.5 goals 46%, both teams to score 51%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Hartlepool win41%
Draw27%
AFC Hornchurch win33%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 14

VenueVictoria Park

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Hartlepool

AFC Hornchurch

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · the English FA Cup

Last match: 17 Oct · the English FA Cup

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
9AFC Hornchurch13−421
20Hartlepool13−712

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · hartlepool winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
41% The market46%
Us41%
Market46%

We make Hartlepool a 41% chance to win. The market has them at 46%. We are 5 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Hartlepool v AFC Hornchurch1.36 – 1.18
Form · last six in National League this season · since 15 SeptW1 D0 L5 · W3 D0 L3
Table places · points 12 v 2120 v 9
The market · Hartlepool win46% · ours 41%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:15
Our probability · Hartlepool win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 46% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Hartlepool win41%46%−5
Draw27%27%0
AFC Hornchurch win33%28%+5
Over 2.5 goals46%53%−7
Both teams to score51%56%−5
Over 1.5 goals72%76%−4
Over 3.5 goals25%32%−7
Hartlepool or draw67%72%−5
Hartlepool clean sheet31%––
AFC Hornchurch clean sheet26%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.6%
0123450 8.3 9.2 5.6 2.2 1 10.6 12.6 7.3 2.9 2 7.2 8.4 4.9 3 3.3 3.8 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Hartlepool down, AFC Hornchurch across0–5 goals a side shown (99.5% of outcomes)

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Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in National League this season · since 15 Sept

HARTLEPOOL

LLLLLW1–2 · 1–3 · 1–4 · 0–1 · 0–1 · 4–2

AFC HORNCHURCH

LWLWLW0–1 · 1–0 · 0–3 · 2–1 · 0–3 · 2–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Boreham Wood13+2135
2Harrogate Town13+1228
3Southend13+1227
4Yeovil Town13+1725
5Worthing13+924
6Altrincham13+124
7AFC Fylde13+623
8Barrow13+621
9AFC Hornchurch13−421
10FC Halifax Town13+720
11Kidderminster Harriers13+320
12Aldershot Town13+218
13Sutton Utd13−418
14Carlisle13+317
15Woking13015
16Forest Green12−315
17Eastleigh13−615
18Tamworth13−914
19Wealdstone13−712
20Hartlepool13−712
21Boston United13−812
22Scunthorpe12−610
23Solihull Moors13−227
24Gateshead13−234

The competition's standings before kick-off.