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Chesterfield face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, as the Pools edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Chesterfield | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Chesterfield | 0 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 16 Jan | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Pools have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Chesterfield's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Spireites's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 34 points from their 31 games thus far. Chesterfield lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 48 from their 31 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Spireites of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Victoria Park with Chesterfield coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Chesterfield | Undefeated in last 8 away games. 15 games since last defeat. |
