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Northampton face a trip to Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium on Friday evening, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Cobblers have taken the points 8 times and lost only 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Cambridge U. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 19 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Cambridge U. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 12 Nov | Northampton | 2 - 4 | Cambridge U. | AM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Cambridge U. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Cambridge U. | 3 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cambridge U. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 12 from their 12 matches played. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Northampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |