Hartlepool United 2-0 Rochdale: result and report

League Two · Saturday 21 January 2023

Result

Hartlepool United 2-0 Rochdale

League Two · Saturday 21 January 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Hartlepool United 2-0 Rochdale: match report

Hartlepool United defeated Rochdale 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 21 January 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Josh Umerah opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Hartlepool United's goals came from Josh Umerah (54') and Jack Hamilton (64'). Rochdale did not score.

Discipline: Hartlepool United received 3 yellow cards; Rochdale received 1 yellow card and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Hartlepool United were 23rd on 19 points from 25 and Rochdale 22nd on 20 points from 26. Hartlepool United went on to finish that season 23rd with 43 points, and Rochdale 24th with 38.

Hartlepool United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Rochdale in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Killip of Hartlepool United (7.8), ahead of Daniel Dodds (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Hartlepool United win, 0 draws and 0 for Rochdale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · Peter HartleyHartlepool United
  • 51'Red card · Ethan Ebanks-LandellRochdale
  • 54'Goal · Josh UmerahHartlepool United · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Jamie SterryHartlepool United
  • 64'Goal · Jack HamiltonHartlepool United · 2-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Sam GrahamRochdale
  • 87'Yellow card · Edon PrutiHartlepool United
  • 90+1'Second yellow · Sam GrahamRochdale

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Hartlepool United 1, draws 0, Rochdale 0.

Team news

Hartlepool United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Ben Killip, Daniel Dodds, Peter Hartley, Edon Pruti, Jamie Sterry, Nicky Featherstone, Matty Dolan, David Ferguson, Joe Grey, Josh Umerah, Jack Hamilton

Rochdale line-up (5-3-2)

Jake Eastwood, Femi Seriki, Max Taylor, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Cameron John, Abraham Odoh, Liam Kelly, Jimmy Keohane, Danny Lloyd, Ian Henderson, Devante Rodney