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Cheltenham T. travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Half of the previous meetings have ended in a win, and the other half in a draw for Robins.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was back in April 2002, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 15 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 30 points from their 25 games played so far, Cheltenham T. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 24 points from their 24 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Cheltenham T. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |