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Northampton travel to take on Chester City at The Saunders Honda Stadium 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was back in August 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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 | Fri 19 Nov | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 18 Aug | Chester City | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 18 Jan | Northampton | 5 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 01 Oct | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 23 Apr | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Chester City are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 49 from their 44 matches played. Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 66 from their 44 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cobblers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Chester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |