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Northampton pack their bags to visit Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Cobblers.
The previous match played between the two at The Kassam Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2000, with Oxford Utd running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd | AM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Oxford Utd | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Oxford Utd | 2 - 0 | Northampton | FAC |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Oxford Utd | 1 - 0 | Northampton | DIV3 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 13 Nov | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd | DIV3 |
| 1967/1968 | Sat 06 Apr | Oxford Utd | 1 - 0 | Northampton | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The U's have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Oxford Utd, Northampton are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 16 points from 9 games. Northampton's 13 points from 9 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 |
| Oxford Utd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |