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Barnsley face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Tykes have winning 55.00% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 24 Nov | Barnsley | 5 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | FAC |
| 1978/1979 | Thu 12 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 36 matches. Barnsley's total of 60 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tykes has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Hartlepool U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |