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Northampton face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Northampton | 5 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Rochdale | 0 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 02 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 23 Nov | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Rochdale's 50 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Northampton's total of 56 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |