FootyMAD's Notts. County match preview

Last updated : 27 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Notts. County v Northampton Town fixture

Northampton face a trip to Notts. County at Meadow Lane on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 18 out of 23 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Tue 18 OctNorthampton5 - 2Notts. CountyASSM
2004/2005Tue 15 FebNotts. County0 - 0NorthamptonLGE2
2004/2005Sat 11 SepNorthampton0 - 0Notts. CountyLGE2
2002/2003Tue 18 MarNorthampton2 - 0Notts. CountyLGE1
2002/2003Sat 19 OctNotts. County2 - 1NorthamptonLGE1
2001/2002Tue 29 JanNotts. County0 - 3NorthamptonLGE1
2001/2002Sat 25 AugNorthampton0 - 2Notts. CountyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Notts. County have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Northampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Cobblers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Notts. County's 30 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 38 points from 23 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Notts. County61236105
Northampton642010514

FootyMad's prediction ...

Northampton are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Notts. County No sequences of note
Northampton Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.