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Brentford face a trip to 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Brentford | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Brentford | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Brentford | 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 9 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Bees's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Hartlepool U.'s 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Brentford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 26 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Bees to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Brentford take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Brentford | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |