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Northampton travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Rochdale was just over four years ago, in January 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Northampton | 5 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Rochdale are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 79 points from their 41 games. Northampton's 63 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Cobblers could well see them head back from Spotland with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Northampton | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |