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Northampton are ready to welcome Peterborough United to Sixfields at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 30 games played, Cobblers have recorded 11 wins, and Peterborough have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was within the last three years, in December 2003, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in an (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Northampton | 2-1 | Peterborough | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Peterborough | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Cobblers have scored 9 and conceded 1 during this period.
In complete contrast to Northampton, Peterborough are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 38 points from 23 games. Peterborough see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Northampton fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Cobblers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Peterborough | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |