Currently sitting 11th in League Two and five points behind the play-off places, the Cobblers travel to Stevenage and Oxford United on Saturday and Tuesday respectively.
And Chris Wilder's side need to improve on an away record that has seen them lose more games on the road than any other team in the top-half of the table.
Opposite number Graham Westley expects the 'best performance yet' from his team as he feels they are growing in stature and will take confidence from a 'scruffy' three points at Cheltenham on Monday afternoon.
The corresponding fixture with Stevenage was a tight affair at Sixfields in November, Marc Richards netting the only goal of the game.