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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 less than a year ago, in April 2005, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Robins's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Cobblers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 43 points from their 30 games so far. Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 53 points from 31 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cobblers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Whaddon Road with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |