FM Preview: York City v Northampton Town 06 Nov 2012

Last updated : 05 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the York City v Northampton Town fixture

Northampton Town travel to take on York City at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday evening,

The last time the two teams met at York City was back in August 2003, over five years ago, the Minstermen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2003/2004 Sat 17 Jan Northampton 2 - 1 York City League Division Three
2003/2004 Sat 16 Aug York City 1-0 Northampton League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 05 Feb Northampton 3 - 0 York City League Division Three
1999/2000 Mon 30 Aug York City 0 - 1 Northampton League Division Three
1998/1999 Tue 13 Apr Northampton 2 - 2 York City League Division Two
1998/1999 Sat 28 Nov York City 1 - 1 Northampton League Division Two
1997/1998 Sat 02 May York City 0 - 0 Northampton League Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

York City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Minstermen have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Northampton Town's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

York City's 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Northampton Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
York City 6 2 3 1 5 7 9
Northampton Town 6 3 0 3 8 9 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Minstermen, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
York City Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Northampton Town Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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