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Northampton play host to Hartlepool United at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 19 of the 28 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was back in September 1999, over five years ago, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Northampton | 2-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 29 Aug | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 01 Apr | Hartlepool U. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Pools have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 25 matches. Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cobblers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Hartlepool U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |