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Northampton face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2007, the Seagulls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | ASSM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Seagulls have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Northampton'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 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 31 points from their 30 games thus far. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 30 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Withdean Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |