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Northampton face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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 10 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Northampton's total of 18 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bristol Rvs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. |