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Lincoln City pack their bags to visit Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 10 of the 54 games.
The previous match played between the two at Victoria Park was within the last three years, in November 2004, with Hartlepool U. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Hartlepool U. | 3 - 0 | Lincoln City | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Lincoln City | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Pools, with 5 goals against.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Red Imps's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Hartlepool U. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 36 games giving them a return of 73 points. Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 63 points from 36 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Red Imps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hartlepool U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Won 9 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 7 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Lincoln City | No win in the 3 most recent games. |