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Northampton pack their bags to visit Colchester United at Weston Homes Community Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 8 of the 36 games.
The previous match played between the two at Weston Homes Community Stadium was more than three years back, in November 2005, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in an (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U.'s 36 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Northampton's 33 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |