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Northampton prepare to entertain Bury at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, winning 56.00% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Northampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Bury | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Northampton | 2-0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Bury | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Bury | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 29 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 11 Nov | Bury | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Shakers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bury are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League Two with a return of just 4 points from their 7 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bury is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Cobblers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Bury | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |