Hartlepool United vs Tranmere Rovers Match Analysis and Prediction

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Tranmere Rovers will travel to Hartlepool United on Tuesday evening, when they will be hoping to bounce back from their shock defeat at the weekend.

Hartlepool claimed their first away win in League Two for almost four months when they defeated Crawley Town 1-0 at the Broadfield Stadium on Saturday.

It was a shaky start for Graeme Lee’s side, but after surviving their hosts hitting the woodwork twice early on, they took the lead on the stroke of half time with Omar Bogle’s goal.

The affairs were not going in their favour for large parts of the second half, but the Monkey Hangers put in a solid defensive display to record back-to-back victories in the league for the first time since October.

Hartlepool have now been unbeaten in five league games in recent weeks, with the defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup earlier this month being their only setback in the last seven matches across all competitions.

United find themselves in 15th position ahead of their midweek fixture, with 11 points separating them from the playoff spots.

Meanwhile, Tranmere unexpectedly went down to a 1-0 away defeat at Walsall on Saturday afternoon, who had lost seven straight games ahead of their meeting and had a caretaker manager in charge.

Despite their poor performance, it had appeared that Micky Mellon’s side would at least pick up a point from the trip to the West Midlands, but Conor Wilkinson’s late penalty forced Tranmere to their second defeat in their last 15 League Two matches.

If Tranmere are to return to winning on Tuesday, their form on their travels will need to be addressed in the coming weeks and months, with only 19 of their 55 points this season being collected on their travels as a result of another loss away from home at the weekend.

Hartlepool United vs Tranmere Rovers head to head

The two sides have previously met on 25 occasions in all competitions, where Hartlepool have taken 8 victories while Tranmere have won 7, and they have drawn in 10. Tranmere have scored 21 goals and conceded 18. In their last five meetings, both have won once and they have drawn in three.

Hartlepool United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers 13/09/14

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Hartlepool United 24/01/15

Hartlepool United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers 24/10/17

Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Hartlepool United 28/04/18

Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United 04/09/21

Hartlepool United latest home form

Hartlepool have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their last eight matches. They recently defeated Charlton Athletic through penalties after a 2-2 drawn in the EFL Trophy. In their last five matches, they have scored 9 goals and conceded 5.

Hartlepool United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers 04/01/22

Hartlepool United 2-1 Blackpool 08/01/22

Hartlepool United 1-1 Stevenage 22/01/22

Hartlepool United (P)2-2 Charlton Athletic 25/01/22

Hartlepool United 3-1 Barrow 08/02/22

Hartlepool United latest away form

Hartlepool have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just two of their last five matches. They recently defeated Crawley Town 1-0 in their last league away game. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two in the process.

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Hartlepool United 15/01/22

Carlisle United 0-0 Hartlepool United 18/01/22

Exeter City 0-0 Hartlepool United 29/01/22

Crystal Palace 2-0 Hartlepool United 05/02/22

Crawley Town 0-1 Hartlepool United 12/02/22

Tranmere Rovers latest home form

Tranmere have recently been on a good run of home at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They recently lost 4-0 to Forest Green Rovers in the league before winning their last two games. In their last five, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 4.

Tranmere Rovers 4-0 Scunthorpe United 08/01/22

Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Rochdale 15/01/22

Tranmere Rovers 0-4 Forest Green Rovers 29/01/22

Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Stevenage 01/02/22

Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Swindon Town 08/02/22

Tranmere Rovers latest away form

Tranmere lost their last away game 1-0 to Walsall. However, they have recently been on a good run of form, having been unbeaten in four games prior to that. In their last five away matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one, scoring 7 goals and conceding 4.

Salford City 1-1 Tranmere Rovers 11/01/22

Cammell Laired 1-4 Tranmere Rovers 18/01/22

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers 22/01/22

Barrow 1-1 Tranmere Rovers 05/02/22

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere Rovers 12/02/22

Hartlepool United news

Marcus Carver looks to rebuild his fitness following the injury that has kept him sidelined for a month, and he could return to the squad.

Jordan Cook remains sidelined though, with captain Nicky Featherstone returning from a three-match suspension, with either Joe White or Bryn Morris being replaced in the centre of midfield.

Tranmere Rovers news

Experienced midfielder Jay Spearing remains sidelined with a knee injury that has kept him out of the last three matches.

Mellon is unlikely to make many change his side, but Sam Foley could come into the side for Lewis Warrington, while Charlie Jolley could drop out of the forward line.