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Northampton pack their bags to visit Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Cobblers have recorded 10 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 14 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2000, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Oct | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Pirates have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Bristol Rvs.'s 29 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Northampton are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 24 from their 22 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Bristol Rvs. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |