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Northampton prepare to entertain Boston United at Sixfields on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Cobblers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Northampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Northampton | 2-0 | Boston Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Boston Utd. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Boston Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Thu 02 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Boston Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Sat 27 Nov | Boston Utd. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Boston Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Pilgrims's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 28 points from their 20 games played so far, Boston Utd.'s 29 points from 20 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Boston Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Cobblers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | No sequences of note |
| Boston Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |