Sutton Utd vs Hartlepool

Sutton Utd

2 - 1

Hartlepool

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 VBS Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Sutton Utd 6 · Hartlepool 19

Referee Stats

Oliver Mackey

1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Sutton Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 6

Avg: 1.00 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Hartlepool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-4

Goals For / Against

3 / 7

Avg: 0.60 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 0.60

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

1.80

PPG

0.60

1.00

0.60

1.20

1.40

40%

O2.5

40%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Sutton Utd rank6th

Hartlepool rank19th

Sutton Utd points16

Hartlepool points9

Sutton Utd: #6 · 16 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Hartlepool: #19 · 9 pts · GD -4

11 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sutton Utd last 5 home

W L L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-6

Record3-0-2

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 L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-7

Record1-0-4

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.

Sutton Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 20%

Hartlepool trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Sutton Utd score at home60%

Sutton Utd clean sheet at home20%

Hartlepool score away60%

Hartlepool clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Sutton Utd score first60%

Sutton Utd win after scoring first100%

Hartlepool score first40%

Hartlepool win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sutton Utd 0% · Hartlepool 0%

Avg first goal minute: Sutton Utd 15.3' · Hartlepool 52.0'

Vs league average

Sutton Utd score at home1.00 vs 1.61

Sutton Utd concede at home1.20 vs 1.40

Hartlepool score away0.60 vs 1.40

Hartlepool concede away1.40 vs 1.61

Sutton Utd score 38% below league average, while Hartlepool score 57% below league average.

Defensive side: Sutton Utd are 14% below league average at home, and Hartlepool are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Sutton Utd goal timing (home)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Hartlepool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

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

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Babalola

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Urpens

27' ⚽

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27' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Osadebe

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Urpens

34' ⚽

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34' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Corey McKeown

Normal Goal · Assist: C. John

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ B. Ilunga

1st substitution · For: J. Hugill

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ J. Hunter

2nd substitution · For: T. Bondo

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Ogbonna

1st substitution · For: N. Nzuzi

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Bell

2nd substitution · For: S. Folarin

63'

63' J. Taylor

66'

66' S. Folarin

67'

67' N. Sheron

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Corey McKeown

3rd substitution · For: C. Popov

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ R. McNally

4th substitution · For: L. Gibson

82'

82' C. John

89'

89' J. Hugill

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

Sutton Utd beat Hartlepool 2-1 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in National League. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey. It was played at VBS Community Stadium.

First half: Sutton Utd took the lead at 20' when T. Babalola scored, with the assist credited to D. Urpens, making the score 1-0. Sutton Utd extended the lead at 27' when E. Osadebe scored, with the assist credited to D. Urpens, making the score 2-0. Hartlepool reduced the deficit at 34' when Corey McKeown scored, with the assist credited to C. John, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Hartlepool made their 1st substitution at 54', with B. Ilunga replacing J. Hugill. Hartlepool made their 2nd substitution at 54', with J. Hunter replacing T. Bondo. Sutton Utd made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Ogbonna replacing N. Nzuzi. Sutton Utd made their 2nd substitution at 62', with C. Bell replacing S. Folarin. J. Taylor received a yellow card for Sutton Utd at 63'. S. Folarin received a yellow card for Sutton Utd at 66'. N. Sheron received a yellow card for Hartlepool at 67'. Hartlepool made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Corey McKeown replacing C. Popov. Hartlepool made their 4th substitution at 79', with R. McNally replacing L. Gibson. C. John received a yellow card for Hartlepool at 82'. J. Hugill received a yellow card for Hartlepool at 89'.

Sutton Utd used 2 substitutions while Hartlepool used 4 substitutions. Sutton Utd got 2 yellow cards, while Hartlepool got 3 yellow cards.