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Northampton play host to Colchester United at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 5 of the 34 games.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in January 2004, with Colchester U. inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Cobblers in an (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 23 Nov | Colchester U. | 3 - 2 | Northampton | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Jan | Northampton | 2-3 | Colchester U. | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Mar | Colchester U. | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Sep | Northampton | 4 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 3 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Colchester U. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Cobblers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Colchester U. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The U's's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far, Colchester U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Cobblers. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Colchester U. | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |