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Luton Town pack their bags to visit Hartlepool United at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.
The previous match played between the two at Victoria Park was within the last three years, in February 2005, with Luton Town inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Pools in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Luton Town | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Luton Town | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 4 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Luton Town | 3 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Luton Town | 2 - 2 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Hartlepool United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Pools in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Luton Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Hatters have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hartlepool U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 28 matches. Luton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 24 points from their 28 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pools, as the The Hatters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hartlepool U. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. |