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Northampton travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 19 out of 28 times.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was back in March 2000, over five years ago, the Pools carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 29 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 9 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 32 matches. Northampton's 43 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Northampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Victoria Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |