FM Preview: Hartlepool United v Chesterfield 14 Apr 2012

Last Updated : 13-Apr-2012 by

Footymad preview History of the Hartlepool United v Chesterfield fixture

Chesterfield travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites 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 last time the two teams met at Hartlepool United was back in February 2006, over five years ago, the Pools carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Chesterfield 2 - 3 Hartlepool U. League One
2007/2008 Tue 04 Sep Chesterfield 1 - 3 Hartlepool U. (Associate Members)
2005/2006 Fri 10 Feb Hartlepool U. 1-0 Chesterfield League One
2005/2006 Sat 24 Sep Chesterfield 3 - 1 Hartlepool U. League One
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Chesterfield 0 - 1 Hartlepool U. League One
2004/2005 Sat 16 Oct Hartlepool U. 3 - 2 Chesterfield League One
2003/2004 Tue 02 Mar Hartlepool U. 2 - 0 Chesterfield League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Hartlepool United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 3.

The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Spireites have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hartlepool United's 52 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 36 points from their 42 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hartlepool United 6 1 3 2 2 3 6
Chesterfield 6 2 0 4 10 13 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the Spireites have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hartlepool United Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Chesterfield Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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