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Northampton are ready to welcome Darlington to Sixfields on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Cobblers have the slight edge, having won 12 of the 25 games compared to Darlington's 6 wins.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in December 1999, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Northampton | 0-3 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Cobblers have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Quakers have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Northampton are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 0 from their 2 matches played. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Northampton, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |