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Milton Keynes prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at The National Hockey Stadium on Monday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the The Dons.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The National Hockey Stadium was just last season, in September 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Milton Keynes | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons FC have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Pools have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Milton Keynes find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 43 points. Hartlepool U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 45 points from their 42 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Dons's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hartlepool U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Hartlepool U. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |