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Northampton face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 8 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Bournemouth | 5 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 02 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cobblers have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. |