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Peterborough face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 11 of the 24 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Peterborough | 3 - 5 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Posh's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Hartlepool U. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 41 points from 24 games. Peterborough's total of 38 points from their 24 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Pools. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Peterborough | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |