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Northampton play host to Blackpool at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 15 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in August 2002, with Blackpool inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cobblers 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 23 Aug | Northampton | 0-1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 3 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Cobblers have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Blackpool's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Blackpool's 21 points from 16 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Sixfields for the Cobblers and the Madmen are unable to see past Blackpool claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Blackpool | 4 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |