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Northampton pack their bags to visit Torquay United at Plainmoor 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 Plainmoor was more than three years back, in December 2005, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 17 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 3 | Northampton | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Torquay Utd. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Torquay United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Gulls have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 12 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Torquay Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 14 matches. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 18 points from their 14 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Northampton have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Torquay Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Torquay Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Drawn each of their last 6 games. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 7 games since last defeat. |