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Gillingham pack their bags to visit Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Gills will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 15 games.
The previous match played between the two at Victoria Park was within the last three years, in November 2005, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Gillingham | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Gillingham | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 13 Aug | Gillingham | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Gills have hit 7 goals, 15 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 43 points from their 35 games played so far, Gillingham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 36 points from their 34 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Gillingham | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |