The game between Leicester City and Hartlepool United in the League One on Saturday, 27th September 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Hartlepool U. face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City 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, 7 to 5.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pools have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City's total of 13 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Hartlepool U.'s 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Pools have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
