FM Preview: Notts. County v Hartlepool United 09 Oct 2011

Last updated : 08 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Notts. County v Hartlepool United fixture

Notts. County prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Meadow Lane on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 11 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was less than a year ago, in January 2011, with Notts. County running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 25 Jan Hartlepool U. 1 - 1 Notts. County League One
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan Notts. County 3-0 Hartlepool U. League One
2006/2007 Fri 20 Apr Hartlepool U. 1 - 1 Notts. County League Two
2006/2007 Tue 05 Dec Notts. County 0 - 1 Hartlepool U. League Two
2003/2004 Sat 17 Apr Hartlepool U. 4 - 0 Notts. County League Division Two
2003/2004 Sat 01 Nov Notts. County 1 - 0 Hartlepool U. League Division Two
1997/1998 Sun 28 Dec Notts. County 2 - 0 Hartlepool U. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Notts. County are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 9 conceded.

The Pools have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Pools's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Notts. County lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 19 points from their 11 games so far.

Hartlepool United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League One, picking up 19 from their 10 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Notts. County 6 3 1 2 8 8 10
Hartlepool United 6 4 0 2 9 5 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool United claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Notts. County 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hartlepool United 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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