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Northampton pack their bags to visit Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Cobblers have recorded 12 wins, and Bristol Rvs. have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Memorial Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Northampton | 4 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Pirates's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 32 matches. Northampton's 50 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Bristol Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |