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Barnsley travel to take on Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Tykes have winning 56.25% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Hartlepool U. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in December 1978, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 24 Nov | Barnsley | 5 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
| 1978/1979 | Thu 12 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | DIV4 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 23 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | DIV4 |
| 1977/1978 | Fri 24 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | DIV4 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 29 Oct | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | DIV4 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 14 May | Hartlepool | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | DIV4 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 18 Dec | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool | DIV4 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Pool have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Hartlepool U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 32 points from their 22 games so far. Barnsley are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 37 points from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Barnsley on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Tykes. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 6 games since last defeat. |