Hartlepool United welcome Woking to the Vic on Saturday
aiming to get back to winning ways after consecutive draws against Altrincham,
Pools are unbeaten in eight games and will be looking to
avenge their defeat at The Laithwaite Community Stadium in December. At the
time, Pools trailed Woking by two points, sitting five places below the
visitors who were sixth. Now, Dave Challinor's men are second, just six points
off the league leaders, Sutton United.The Opposition
Woking currently sit in 18th, 11 points from the play-off
places. They've won just one of their last five, a 3-0 win against Pools' last
opponents King's Lynn. Led by manager Alan Dawson, the team includes former
Wolves winger Matt Jarvis and former Poolie Niko Muir, recently brought in on
loan from Hampton & Richard.Woking's last five games:
Woking 1 – 1 Altrincham
Yeovil 2 – 1 Woking
Woking 0 – 0 Boreham Wood
Woking 3 – 0 King's Lynn Town
Altrincham 1 – 0 Woking
The History
The teams have played each other five times, with Pools
winning just once against the Cards. Our solitary victory came at Victoria Park
in February 2018. Goals from Devante Rodney, Jake Cassidy, and Rhys Oates, then
in his first spell with the club, won us the game 3-2.Team News
Pools will be without Lewis Cass due to his suspension. Otherwise, Dave Challinor has a full squad to choose from.
Watch and Listen
The fixture will be live streamed via the usual platform. Season ticket holders can access the game using their login details and non-season ticket holders can access the stream via a paywall where they will be charged £9.99. Every fan can access the game through the following link: