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Northampton travel to take on Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Cobblers have recorded 3 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was just over four years ago, in August 2002, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Chesterfield | 4 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 03 May | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield 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, 11 to 10.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Chesterfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 19 matches. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Northampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Recreation Ground will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |