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Port Vale travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Valiants will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool was back in March 1994, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 12 Nov | Port Vale | 6 - 0 | Hartlepool | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Hartlepool | 1 - 4 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Feb | Port Vale | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 19 Sep | Hartlepool | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | LD2 |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 05 Mar | Hartlepool | 1 - 1 | Port Vale | DIV4 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 30 Sep | Port Vale | 4 - 0 | Hartlepool | DIV4 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Pool, with 4 goals against.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Valiants have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Hartlepool's 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Port Vale are leading the way in the Natiowide League Division Two, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pool, as the Valiants have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |