Forest Green vs Hartlepool Prediction & Betting Tips

Two sides short on rhythm

Forest Green have won only one of their last five league matches, with a heavy 1-3 home defeat to Boston United their most recent outing. There was a bright 4-0 win over Gateshead in that spell too, so the home side aren't short of goals, but the inconsistency is clear.

Forest Green: 20 completed matches; Hartlepool: 20 completed matches.

Forest Green

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

36

Difference

+1

Hartlepool

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

0% 0 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

41

Difference

-16

Hartlepool's recent form is tougher reading. They've lost four of their last five league games, including back to back away defeats at Altrincham and Kidderminster, and were beaten 1-3 at home by Worthing in their last outing before this one.

Neither team arrives with any real momentum, though Hartlepool's dip looks the deeper one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Forest Green vs Hartlepool

Forest Green have had the better of recent meetings at home

Looking back over the last few seasons, Forest Green have won their last two home meetings with Hartlepool, both by 1-0, in September 2025 and September 2024. Hartlepool's most recent win in the fixture came away from home back in April this year.

There's also a draw in the mix from May 2025, so this hasn't been a one-sided series, but the pattern of Forest Green doing well on their own patch against this opponent is worth noting.

Recent history slightly favours the home side, though it's a small sample.

League table tells a similar story

Forest Green sit 14th with 13 points from nine games, having won four, drawn one and lost four. Hartlepool are down in 19th with nine points from the same number of matches, winning three and losing six.

Hartlepool's goal difference is also the weaker of the two, with seven scored and eleven conceded compared to Forest Green's thirteen for and fourteen against.

How this one might play out

Both teams have shown they can be leaky at the back and both have had spells of scoring goals, so a low-scoring, cagey affair feels less likely than an open one. Forest Green's home form has included some big swings, from a 4-0 win to a 1-3 loss, while Hartlepool have been conceding regularly on their travels.

Given Hartlepool's away struggles and Forest Green's edge in recent head-to-head meetings at this venue, the home side look better placed to get something from this game, even if their own form has been patchy.