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Northampton are ready to welcome Bury to Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, Cobblers have recorded 11 wins, and Bury have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was within the last three years, in March 2002, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Bury | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 29 Mar | Northampton | 1-0 | Bury | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 11 Nov | Bury | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bury | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Bury | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Jan | Bury | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 12 Aug | Northampton | 4 - 1 | Bury | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Shakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 69 points from their 44 games so far. Bury see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 53 points from their 44 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bury is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Cobblers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Bury | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |