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Exeter City prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 35 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St James' Park was just last season, in October 2009, with Exeter City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 3 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Exeter City | 3-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Exeter City | 1 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Exeter City | 0 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Grecians have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pools have conceded 19 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Exeter City see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 42 points from their 31 games played so far, Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 41 points from their 31 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Grecians to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |