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Walsall face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Saddlers have recorded 5 wins, and Hartlepool U. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Walsall | 2 - 3 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Walsall | 2 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pools have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches. Walsall's 10 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Walsall | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Walsall are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Walsall | 6 games since last defeat. |