Over 2.5 goals at Hartlepool vs Weymouth 7/10 for Saturday’s National League contest

Competition: National League

Market: Over 2.5 goals

Odds: 7/10 @ 888sport

Signing off this year’s National League campaign on Saturday lunchtime, Hartlepool will host Weymouth this weekend in a contest that could prove to be another lively affair.

Starting with the hosts, while Hartlepool might have managed to land themselves a play-off spot with time to spare, they have shown some worrying issues at the back end of the 2020/21 campaign. In their 41 National League matchups this season, they have recorded 21 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats, scoring 62 and conceding 43 in return. Eventually managing to muster a points tally of 73, the Durham-based outfit open the final round of fixtures sat fourth in the table and knowing victory on Saturday could see them leapfrog Stockport. However, as for their recent run of results, last seen suffering a 3-0 drumming against Sutton on the road, Hartlepool have lost three of their last four National League contests. However, it should be noted, gaining a reputation for their lively outcomes, this weekend’s hosts have seen eight of their last nine National League fixtures finish with over 2.5 goals.

As for the visitors, while Weymouth might have extended on their National League status for another year, they are another side in the midst of their own worrying blip. In their 41 fifth-tier matchups this season, they have recorded 11 wins, six draws and 24 defeats, scoring 45 and conceding 67 in return. Eventually grabbing a point stall of 39 and opening the final round of fixtures holding a nine-point buffer over the drop zone, it should be noted that only one other side outside the bottom-two holds a worse defensive tally. As for their recent run of results, last seen getting hit with a 3-0 defeat against Notts County on the road, Weymouth have lost five of their last six National League matchups. It should also be highlighted, with each of their last four contests finishing with over 2.5 goals, we’re backing a similar outcome on Saturday lunchtime.

Bet: Over 2.5 goals at Hartlepool vs Weymouth 7/10 for Saturday’s National League contest @ 888sport