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The Whites play host to Hartlepool United at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Whites won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Leeds and Hartlepool at Elland Road was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1965, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1978/1979 | Thu 18 Jan | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 6 | Leeds Utd. | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Wed 22 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 4 -2 | Hartlepools | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Whites, with 4 goals against.
Hartlepool have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pools' have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Leeds find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded -3 points due to their points deduction. Hartlepool are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| Hartlepool | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leeds are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Hartlepool will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7. |
| Hartlepool U. | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |