FootyMAD's Hartlepool United match preview

Last updated : 08 December 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United fixture

Bristol Rvs. are ready to welcome Hartlepool United to Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, with a 60.00% success rate in the fixture.

The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2003, the Pirates carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 22 MarBristol Rvs.1-0Hartlepool U.LGE2
2002/2003Tue 29 OctHartlepool U.2 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE2
2001/2002Sat 09 MarHartlepool U.1 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE2
2001/2002Tue 12 FebBristol Rvs.0 - 1Hartlepool U.LGE2
1993/1994Sat 23 AprHartlepool U.2 - 1Bristol Rvs.LGE1
1993/1994Sat 06 NovBristol Rvs.1 - 1Hartlepool U.LGE1
1968/1969Fri 28 MarHartlepool1 - 0Bristol Rvs.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bristol Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Pirates score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.

Hartlepool U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Pools's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Bristol Rvs.'s 28 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hartlepool U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 29 from their 20 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol Rvs.64119413
Hartlepool U.63217411

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bristol Rvs. may be coming up against a decent side in Hartlepool U., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Pirates. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol Rvs. Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hartlepool U. 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.