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Northampton face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | AM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far, Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 40 points from 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Memorial Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |