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Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pools in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Bristol Rvs. however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Pirates, and 12 goals against.
Hartlepool U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 14 points from their 10 games so far. Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so 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 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |