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Hull City face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Tigers have recorded 7 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in an (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 3 | Hull City | AM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Hull City | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Feb | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 06 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 0 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Oct | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Pool in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Tigers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hartlepool U.'s 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hull City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hull City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hartlepool U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Hull City | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |