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Bristol Rvs. travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Pirates.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was just over four years ago, in October 2002, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Pirates have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Pirates's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Hartlepool U. are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 88 points from their 45 games. Bristol Rvs.'s total of 69 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Pirates, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |