This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Swindon Town and Hartlepool United at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th October 2009 in the League One.
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Hartlepool U. face a trip to Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pools will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 2 of the 12 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Hartlepool U. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Robins 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 24 Feb | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 03 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The Pools 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 Pools's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Swindon Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 19 points from their 12 games so far. Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Robins. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hartlepool U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
