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Northampton face a trip to Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Cobblers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, as the Robins edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 05 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 4 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Cheltenham T. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 42 games played so far, Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 from their 42 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Cobblers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Cheltenham T.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |