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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 10 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 13 Aug | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 06 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 23 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Hartlepool U.'s total of 67 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Sheff. Wed.'s total of 68 points from their 42 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 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Sheff. Wed. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the The Owls. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |