FM Preview: Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon 08 Sep 2012

Last updated : 07 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon fixture

Northampton Town prepare to entertain AFC Wimbledon at Sixfields Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Cobblers won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Northampton Town and AFC Wimbledon at Sixfields Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 14 Feb Northampton 1-0 AFC Wimbledon League Two
2011/2012 Tue 13 Sep AFC Wimbledon 0 - 3 Northampton League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The away form of AFC Wimbledon is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Dons have hit 6 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Northampton Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,

AFC Wimbledon find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 2 2 2 9 10 8
AFC Wimbledon 6 1 1 4 8 18 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against AFC Wimbledon is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Cobblers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
AFC Wimbledon Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 14 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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