The game between Hartlepool United and Yeovil Town in the League One on Saturday, 6th December 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

History of the Hartlepool United v Yeovil Town fixture

Hartlepool U. prepare to entertain Yeovil Town at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Victoria Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 2-0 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	Mon 24 Mar	Hartlepool U.	2-0	Yeovil Town	LGE1
2007/2008	Sat 08 Dec	Yeovil Town	3 - 1	Hartlepool U.	LGE1
2005/2006	Sat 07 Jan	Yeovil Town	2 - 0	Hartlepool U.	LGE1
2005/2006	Sat 03 Sep	Hartlepool U.	0 - 1	Yeovil Town	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Hartlepool United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.

The away form of Yeovil Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Glovers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Hartlepool U.'s 24 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Yeovil Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 18 points from their 18 games thus 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	11	14	8
Yeovil Town	6	1	1	4	2	9	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Yeovil Town is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Pools in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Hartlepool U.	No sequences of note
Yeovil Town	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.