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Northampton pack their bags to visit Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Cobblers have recorded 9 wins, and Peterborough have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at London Road Ground was within the last three years, in April 2006, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Posh 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough 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, 9 to 8.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 69 points from the 37 games they have played so far. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 34 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Peterborough. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Northampton | No win in the 2 most recent games. |