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Hartlepool vs Marine prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.65Market probability 57%Final score 0–2

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Hartlepool host Marine in the FA Cup (England) on 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.65, which the bookmaker market rated at about 57% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Hartlepool 0–2 Marine.

Going into the match, Hartlepool had won 2, drawn 0 and lost 8 of their last 10 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 18. Marine had won 7, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 18 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Hartlepool's last 10 and 6 of Marine's last 10; 5 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Hartlepool averaged 0.92 goals scored and 2.00 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Marine averaged 1.56 scored and 1.33 conceded across 9.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.72 goals from Hartlepool and 1.74 from Marine. From that it rates a home win at 14%, a draw at 25% and an away win at 61%, against 60%, 22% and 18% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 45%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Hartlepool (green) and Marine (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form0% – 100%
Attack0% – 100%
Defence100% – 0%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
HartlepoolLWLLL0.901.8050%50%
MarineWWWWW1.801.0060%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals71%1.27
Hartlepool Win61%1.50
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals61%1.48
Over 2.5 Goals57%1.65
BTTS Yes54%1.72
Over 9.5 Corners50%1.83
Hartlepool HT & FT41%2.25
2-110%9.50

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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