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Northampton are ready to welcome Rochdale to Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 25 games.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in April 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Northampton | 2-2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Dale have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 11 from their 7 games 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Northampton only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |