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Milton Keynes face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Dons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Hartlepool U. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 5 - 0 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Milton Keynes | 4 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 19 Mar | Wimbledon | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 06 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 14 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 3 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 11 Oct | Wimbledon | 5 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 28 Apr | Wimbledon | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Milton Keynes is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Dons have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 14 points from their 13 games thus far. Milton Keynes are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Milton Keynes on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Hartlepool U.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Milton Keynes | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |