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Northampton travel to take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 20 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Brighton & HA was just over four years ago, in March 2002, with Brighton & HA running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Brighton & HA | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 31 Aug | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Brighton & HA | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 19 Aug | Brighton & HA | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 11 Aug | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Brighton & HA | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Brighton & HA | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Seagulls's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Cobblers, and 9 goals against.
Brighton & HA find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 14 matches. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Brighton & HA, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |