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Northampton prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, beating their opponents 5 times from 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in August 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Northampton | 4-2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 46 points from their 33 games so far. Cheltenham T. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cobblers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cheltenham T.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Cheltenham T. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |