Dagenham & Redbridge v Hartlepool United
National League
Saturday 14th September 2019, 3pm
Victoria Road
In Opposition
Dagenham & Redbridge come in to this weekend's game level on points with Pools and only beneath us in the current National League table by one goal.
The Daggers are unbeaten in six at the moment and were
boosted by a fantastic win at in-form Maidenhead United last time out over the
weekend.Similarly to Pools, Peter Taylor's men had a sluggish start
to the new campaign and lost three of their first four games before putting
together this good run of results which has lifted them up the table.Both sides have scored and conceded their fair share already
this term and, given Pools' recent run of five without a loss, it looks set to
be another engaging encounter on Saturday.One To Watch
Angelo Balanta was lured away from Boreham Wood by The Daggers last October and he's provided a real goal threat in the months since then.
The 29-year-old former Queens Park Rangers trainee has found
the net ten times for Peter Taylor's men since arriving – and they've never
lost a game in which he's been on the scoresheet.Four of those goals have come this term for Balanta and
Pools will have to be on their game this weekend to make sure the talented
forward does not add to that tally.Head To Head
Saturday's game will be the 14th competitive meeting between the two clubs and Pools have performed better over the years, earning seven victories in comparison to The Daggers' five.
Both games last season were won 2-1 by the away sides, Pools
enjoying a 2-1 triumph at Victoria Road in the opening month thanks to goals
from Michael Woods and Liam Noble.There has only ever been one draw between the clubs; that
came back in October 2010 when two own goals saw the game finish 1-1 at
Victoria Road when Mick Wadsworth was in charge at Pools.Last Meeting
Pools 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2
Saturday 1st December 2018
Pools: Loach, Richardson, Kioso, Magnay, Kitching (Newton 88), Noble, Donaldson, Hawkes (McLaughlin 77), Featherstone, James, Muir (Dinanga 85).
Subs not used: Butler, O'Neill.
Dagenham & Redbridge: Justham, Nunn (Adeloye 82), Pennell, McQueen, Onariase, Robinson, Phipps (Kandi 65), Munns (Harfield 54), Balanta, Wilkinson.
Subs not used: Moore, Clark.
On The Whistle
Sam Allison will repeat his role as the man in charge for this weekend's game after also taking charge for the same fixture between the sides last term.
The experienced official is in to his fourth season on the National
League list of referees but last August's game against The Daggers is the only
time he's overseen Pools in action.Allison has presided over four games so far this term, his
most recent appointment coming in Eastleigh's 2-0 home win over Boreham Wood at
the beginning of the month when he sent off visiting midfielder Tom Champion.Live Commentary
You can listen to full live online coverage of Saturday's game right here on the Official Website, with Mark Simpson on-air from Victoria Road from 2.50pm.
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Betting Odds
Dagenham 7/5
Pools 9/5
Draw 21/10