Hartlepool United vs York City

4 October 2025 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Dale Baines

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Vadaine Oliver 88’
  • Alex Newby 25’
  • Ben Brookes 86’

Match summary

York City took a 2-1 win at Hartlepool United. York City led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Newby put York City ahead in the 25th minute, Ben Brookes made it 0-2 in the 86th minute, and Vadaine Oliver pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: York City created 4.09 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Hartlepool United's 1.12 from 15. Ollie Pearce missed a penalty for York City.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
15 Shots 19
8 Shots on target 7
6 Corners 5
333 Passes 474
72.4% Pass accuracy 79.5%
1 Tackles 1
13 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Hartlepool United York City
Kick-off
Luke CharmanShot on target
13’
16’
Joe GreyShot on target
Luke CharmanShot on target
17’
21’
Greg OlleyShot on target
21’
Alex NewbyShot on target
25’
Alex NewbyRight foot shot0-1 (York City)
28’
Ollie PearceMissed penaltymiss
Michael Dacosta GonzalezShot on target
31’
Jermaine FrancisShot on target
32’
41’
Joe GreyShot on target
Half-time0-1
Michael Dacosta GonzalezFoul
47’
Second half underway
49’
Alex HuntShot on target
Matty DalyFoul
51’
Luke CharmanShot on target
56’
Vadaine OliverMichael Dacosta Gonzalez
61’
62’
Daniel BattyGreg Olley
62’
Ollie BanksJoe Grey
Luke CharmanShot on target
75’
Nathan FergusonMatty Daly
78’
84’
Ben BrookesAlex Newby
84’
Ryan FallowfieldJoe Felix
86’
Ben BrookesRight foot shot0-2 (York City)
88’
Tyrese SinclairOllie Pearce
Vadaine OliverRight foot shot1-2 (Hartlepool United)
88’
Danny JohnsonJamie Miley
89’
Luke CharmanShot on target
90+2’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 4.09 25’ Alex Newby (York City), 0-1 25’ 86’ Ben Brookes (York City), 0-2 86’ 88’ Vadaine Oliver (Hartlepool United), 1-2 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.12 4.09 25’ Alex Newby (York City), 0-1 Newby 25’ 86’ Ben Brookes (York City), 0-2 Ben Brookes 86’ 88’ Vadaine Oliver (Hartlepool United), 1-2 Oliver 88’
Hartlepool United 1.12 xGYork City 4.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 York City attacking Hartlepool United attacking 
28’ Ollie Pearce (York City), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 21’ Greg Olley (York City), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 86’ Ben Brookes (York City), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 32’ Jermaine Francis (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 25’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 53’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 16’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 77’ Ashley Palmer (York City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ Alex Hunt (York City), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 88’ Vadaine Oliver (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 63’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ Mark Kitching (York City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Matty Daly (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Jamie Miley (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Jamie Miley (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Nathan Sheron (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Ollie Pearce (York City), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 21’ Greg Olley (York City), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 86’ Ben Brookes (York City), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 32’ Jermaine Francis (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 53’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 25’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 16’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Ollie Pearce (York City), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 77’ Ashley Palmer (York City), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ Alex Hunt (York City), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 88’ Vadaine Oliver (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 63’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 63’ Mark Kitching (York City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Matty Daly (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Joe Grey (York City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Luke Charman (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Malachi Fagan-Walcott (York City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Jamie Miley (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Jamie Miley (Hartlepool United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Nathan Sheron (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Michael Dacosta Gonzalez (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Hiram Boateng (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Hartlepool United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Evans
Kouogun
Parkes
Topalloj
Benn
Miley 89’
Sheron
Daly 78’
Gonzalez 61’
Francis
Charman
York City 3-5-2 Starting XI
Male
Kitching
Fagan-Walcott
Palmer
Newby 84’
Hunt
Boateng
Olley 62’
Felix 84’
Grey 62’
Pearce 88’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
George Evans
90′ 5 2 14 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jay Benn
90′ – 4 2 1 – 32 1 – – –
Maxim Kouogun
90′ – 1 – 4 1 34 1 – – –
Tom Parkes
90′ – 2 2 3 2 39 1 – – –
Besart Topalloj
90′ – 1 – 8 1 35 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Jamie Miley Taken off
90′ – – 44 1 0.06 – 3 3 1 – –
Nathan Sheron
90′ – – 44 – – – 3 1 – – –
Michael Dacosta Gonzalez Taken off
64′ – – 17 2 0.07 – – 7 1 –
Matty Daly Taken off
80′ – – 26 – – – 1 3 1 –
Jermaine Francis
90′ – – 19 2 0.11 1 1 12 1 1 –
Vadaine Oliver Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 – 4 – – – 1 2 1 – –
Nathan Ferguson Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 7 – – – – – – – –
Danny Johnson Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Luke Charman
90′ – – 6 5 0.36 – – 11 1 18 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Hartlepool United win 25% Avg odds 3.60
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.84
York City win 51% Avg odds 1.78

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hartlepool United 0-1 York City, 01 Mar 25 Next meeting: York City 3-2 Hartlepool United, 11 Feb 26  All Hartlepool United vs York City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.