

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stockport County win with a probability of 65.76%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Hartlepool United had a probability of 13.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.43%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.73%), while for a Hartlepool United win it was 0-1 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Stockport County | Draw | Hartlepool United | 
| 65.76% ( | 20.49% ( | 13.74% ( | 
| Both teams to score 46.64% ( | 
| Goals | 
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | 
| 52.23% ( | 47.77% ( | 
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 | 
| 30.04% ( | 69.96% ( | 
| Stockport County Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 86.3% ( | 13.69% ( | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 59.08% ( | 40.92% ( | 
| Hartlepool United Goals | 
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 | 
| 54.04% ( | 45.95% ( | 
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 18.31% ( | 81.69% ( | 
| Score Analysis | 
| Stockport County | Draw | Hartlepool United | 
| 1-0 @ 12.51% 2-0 @ 12.43% 2-1 @ 9.67% ( 3-0 @ 8.24% ( 3-1 @ 6.41% ( 4-0 @ 4.1% ( 4-1 @ 3.19% ( 3-2 @ 2.49% ( 5-0 @ 1.63% ( 5-1 @ 1.27% ( 4-2 @ 1.24% Other @ 2.58% Total : 65.75%  | 1-1 @ 9.73% ( 0-0 @ 6.29% ( 2-2 @ 3.76% ( Other @ 0.71% Total : 20.49%  | 0-1 @ 4.89% ( 1-2 @ 3.78% ( 0-2 @ 1.9% ( 1-3 @ 0.98% ( 2-3 @ 0.97% ( Other @ 1.21% Total : 13.74%  | 
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Leyton Orient | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 91 | 
| P | Stevenage | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 85 | 
| P | Northampton TownNorthampton | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 83 | 
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | 28 | 79 | 
| P | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 76 | 
| 6 | Bradford CityBradford | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 76 | 
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 75 | 
| 8 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 75 | 
| 9 | BarrowBarrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 62 | 
| 10 | Swindon TownSwindon | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 61 | 
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | -7 | 61 | 
| 12 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 58 | 
| 13 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 58 | 
| 14 | Sutton UnitedSutton | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 58 | 
| 15 | Newport CountyNewport | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 57 | 
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 55 | 
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 55 | 
| 18 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 55 | 
| 19 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 52 | 
| 20 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 49 | 
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 48 | 
| 22 | Crawley TownCrawley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 46 | 
| R | Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | -26 | 43 | 
| R | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 38 | 
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