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Peterborough face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 23 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2004, the Pools carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Peterborough | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Peterborough | 3 - 4 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Peterborough's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Posh have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U.'s total of 65 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Peterborough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 32 points from their 40 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Posh are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hartlepool U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Peterborough | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |