Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Harrogate
Match Time & Date:
05/03/2022
13:30
Prediction: 2-1
Hartlepool
Following a 1-1 draw with Port Vale, Harrogate will be aiming to return to winning ways in the League Two when they take on Hartlepool on Saturday afternoon. The Sulphurites are ten points behind the playoffs berth, with the situation being pretty much the same when it comes to the away team. The two sides seem to be evenly matched at the moment, but the Pools experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 loss to Walsall.
Harrogate are undefeated in the previous three league fixtures, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Hartlepool. Luke Armstrong should continue to lead the line for the hosts alongside Jack Muldoon despite failing to find the net in the previous league fixture. In the first half of the season Hartlepool defeated Harrogate 3-2, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Mark Oxley):
Born in Sheffield, England, on the 2nd of June, 1990, Oxley's football journey started as a Rotherham youth product. The English International signed his first professional contract with the Millers in 2007 but failed to make a single appearance for the club during that season.
The following season, he signed for Hull City, who, in turn, sent him out on successive loans to clubs like Walsall, Grimbsy Town, Oldham Athletic, and Hibernian. The 6ft 3-inch goalkeeper's professional debut meanwhile, came on the 27th of February, 2010, playing for Grimbsy in a 2-0 away loss to Dagenham in League Two. Oxley's performance during his six-month loan period with Hibernian earned him a permanent deal. He signed a two-year contract starting with the club in July 2015. In his time at the Scottish outfit, he made 90 appearances and kept 35 clean sheets. Oxley then joined his current club Southend in July 2016 on an initial two-year deal.
He had a fantastic first season, winning both fans' player of the year and players' player of the year awards. As of August 2018, Oxley has signed a contract extension and also got given the captain's armband. On the International forefront, the 29-year-old is a former youth International having capped once for England at the under-18 level.
Highlighted Team ():
Sparta Prague 
Atletico Madrid 
Barcelona 
Brest
Bayer Leverkusen 
Salzburg 
Bayern Munich 
PSG
Inter 
Leipzig 
Man City 
Feyenoord 
