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Southend Utd. face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Shrimpers have recorded 8 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 January 2008, as the Pools edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 22 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 3 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Southend Utd. | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Southend Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Shrimpers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 26 points from their 20 games played so far, Southend Utd.'s 27 points from 20 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 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
The Analyst's prediction ...
The Analyst see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the Shrimpers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |