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Swindon Town prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Robins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at County Ground was less than a year ago, in May 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Swindon Town | 1-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 25 Mar | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 28 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sun 31 Mar | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 01 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Hartlepool U.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Pool, and 7 goals against.
Swindon Town's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Hartlepool U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at County Ground for the Robins and the Madmen are unable to see past Hartlepool U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Hartlepool U. | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |