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Northampton travel to take on Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 9 times.
The last time the two teams met at Oxford Utd. was just over four years ago, in April 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 14 Oct | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Northampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |