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Bristol City face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Robins have recorded 1 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, the Pools carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 19 May | Bristol City | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | D2PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | D2PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 45 points from their 41 games thus far. Bristol City's 55 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |