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Brighton pack their bags to visit Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The previous match played between the two at Victoria Park was within the last three years, in March 2001, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Hartlepool | 2 - 2 | Brighton | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 18 Oct | Brighton | 4 - 2 | Hartlepool | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Hartlepool | 0 - 0 | Brighton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Brighton | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Hartlepool | 0 - 0 | Brighton | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Brighton | 3 - 2 | Hartlepool | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Brighton | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. In this time, Pool have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Brighton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seagulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Hartlepool's total of 15 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Two. Brighton are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Two, and have accumulated 17 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
| Brighton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Brighton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Victoria Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool | Unbeaten in the last 18 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Brighton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |