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Bradford City prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 37 games played, Bantams have recorded 17 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Hartlepool U. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bantams in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Bradford City | 1-2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Hartlepool U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pools have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bradford City's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 23 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bantams's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hartlepool U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |