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Northampton prepare to entertain Rochdale at Sixfields at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in October 2004, with Northampton annihilating their visitors 5-1 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League Two, and have accumulated 69 points from the 40 games they have played so far. Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 38 matches.
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 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Rochdale is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Cobblers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Rochdale | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |