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Brentford travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 14 games.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was just over four years ago, in April 1999, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pool in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | Brentford | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 22 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | LD2 |
| 1991/1992 | Wed 01 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | DIV3 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 03 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Brentford | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Pool's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Brentford is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bees have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U.'s total of 57 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Brentford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 38 points from their 38 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| Brentford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hartlepool U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Brentford | Not won in previous 11 away matches. |