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Northampton prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 09 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Northampton | 2-1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Northampton | 4 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far, Cheltenham T.'s total of 33 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Cheltenham T. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |