Oldham Athletic vs Hartlepool United

30 December 2023 · National League · 2023/24 · Referee G Rollason

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Stones 3’
  • Mike Fondop 85’

Match summary

Oldham Athletic saw off Hartlepool United 2-0. Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Stones put Oldham Athletic ahead in the 3rd minute and Mike Fondop made it 2-0 from a corner in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Oldham Athletic created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Hartlepool United's 1.00 from 10.

Match stats

Oldham Athletic Hartlepool United
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 1.00
1.29 Non-penalty xG 1.00

Key events

Oldham Athletic Hartlepool United
Kick-off
Josh Stones1-0 (Oldham Athletic)
3’
Half-time1-0
Mike Fondop2-0 (Oldham Athletic)
85’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Oldham Athletic
  • Mathew Hudson
  • Mike Fondop
Hartlepool United
  • Ciaran Brennan

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 1.00 3’ Josh Stones (Oldham Athletic), 1-0 3’ 85’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), 2-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 1.00 3’ Josh Stones (Oldham Athletic), 1-0 Stones 3’ 85’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), 2-0 Fondop 85’
Oldham Athletic 1.31 xGHartlepool United 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hartlepool United attacking Oldham Athletic attacking 
14’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ James Norwood (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 53’ James Norwood (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 3’ Josh Stones (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 85’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 29’ Callum Cooke (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 29’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 28’ Liam Hogan (Oldham Athletic), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Callum Cooke (Hartlepool United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Joe Grey (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Unknown (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Josh Lundstram (Oldham Athletic), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 82’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ James Norwood (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 53’ James Norwood (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 3’ Josh Stones (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 85’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 29’ Callum Cooke (Hartlepool United), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 29’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 28’ Liam Hogan (Oldham Athletic), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Callum Cooke (Hartlepool United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Joe Grey (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Unknown (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Josh Lundstram (Oldham Athletic), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 82’ Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Raglan
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Hogan
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Hallam Hope Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Mark Kitching Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.65 – – –
Josh Stones Taken off
39′ 1 – 1 0.28 – – –
Mike Fondop Came on as a substitute
51′ 1 – 2 0.27 – –
Dan Ward Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
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

Oldham Athletic win 53% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Hartlepool United win 22% Avg odds 4.15

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

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.