Forest Green Rovers
- Daniel Connor has overseen the side since January 2024, but there has been a slight downturn in results over the past five games that have seen Rovers win only once (W1, D3, L1).
- They have drawn the last two, including a 3-3 thriller at Sutton United last weekend.
- They were beaten 1-3 at home by Boston United.
- They drew 1-1 with Wealdstone.
Hartlepool United
- Lee Clark took over at Pools on 1 July 2026 and has seen his side fall down the table.
- Pools are winless in their last five and have lost the last five straight.
- Hartlepool were beaten 4-1 at Scunthorpe United prior to back-to-back 0-1 home defeats to Harrogate Town and Tamworth.
- Pools were good enough to win the reverse fixture 2-1 at home in the National League 2025/2026, but failed to win either of their two visits to Forest Green in 2026.
Head-to-Head
- Forest Green have the edge in the matchup history.
- Pools won the reverse fixture 2-1 in 2025/2026.
- Pools failed to win either of their two visits to Forest Green in 2026.
Key Players
- Jayden Clarke's three goals have been in Rovers' last five games.
- Kyle McAllister is the top scorer with four goals in 11 games.
- Will Harris has three goals in 11 National League games for Hartlepool and two of those have come in Pools' last five matches.
Betting Insights
- Rovers are the slim favourites at 1.64, Pools are 4.56 and the draw is 4.51.
- Backing over 2.5 goals at 1.57 looks the smarter bet if this game turns into an open, end-to-end contest.
- There is value in the draw no bet market for a tight match.
Prediction
- This could be an end-to-end affair as Hartlepool are built to press high and play at tempo while Rovers like to be creativity-first and width-driven.
- Rovers could get caught out in transition as they are a low-press side, but should have the quality to edge this out.
- Our preferred play is for Rovers to edge it or for the game to finish in a tight, end-to-end draw in the draw no bet market.