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Northampton are ready to welcome Brentford to Sixfields on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Cobblers have recorded 16 wins, and Brentford have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in October 2002, with Brentford inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Northampton | 1-2 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 21 Dec | Brentford | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Brentford | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Brentford | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Bees have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bees, and 6 goals against.
Northampton's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Brentford's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are starting to turn Sixfields into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Brentford | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |