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Southampton face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Tuesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Saints, and 10 goals against.
Hartlepool U.'s 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 13 points from their 17 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 7 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |