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Northampton pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was within the last three years, in May 2005, the Shrimpers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 May | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | D3PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | D3PO |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Southend Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 42 games. Northampton's 58 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Northampton not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Southend Utd. will ease to victory over the Cobblers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |