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Northampton pack their bags to visit Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Cobblers have recorded 3 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Prenton Park was more than three years back, in April 2003, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 3 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 4 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Northampton | 4 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 02 May | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 4 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 9 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 41 points from their 25 games so far. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |