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Northampton are ready to welcome Wrexham to Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 7 of the 16 previous games, with the Cobblers winning just 4.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in March 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Northampton | 4-1 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Wrexham | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 02 Mar | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Wrexham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Dragons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Wrexham's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Wrexham | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |