The game between Hartlepool United and Cheltenham Town in the League One on Friday, 12th September 2008 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hartlepool U. prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Victoria Park on Friday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. In the past, this fixture has usually spelled defeat for the Pools.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Victoria Park was less than a year ago, in January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 18 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 0-2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | D3PO |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | D3PO |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far, Cheltenham T. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 3 points.
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 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pools's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cheltenham T.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | 17 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Cheltenham T. | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
