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Northampton pack their bags to visit Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Cobblers have recorded 5 wins, and Darlington have come away with 12 victories.
The previous match played between the two at George Reynolds Arena was more than three years back, in April 2000, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Quakers in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 22 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Jan | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Darlington are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches. Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 42 from their 30 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Cobblers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Northampton | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |