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Bradford City play host to Hartlepool United at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 36 games played, Bantams have recorded 17 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was more than a decade ago, in February 1994, the Bantams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 05 Feb | Bradford City | 2-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 08 May | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 31 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Thu 26 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 31 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bantams have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Pools's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 3 goals for and 2 against.
Bradford City's 53 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Hartlepool U.'s total of 58 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |