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Northampton prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Sixfields on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 11 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in November 2007, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Cobblers have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Bristol Rvs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Pirates have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 28 points from their 22 games played so far, Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are not exactly setting the world alight at Sixfields at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Bristol Rvs. in this game. Home Win
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| Northampton | No sequences of note |
| Bristol Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |