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Northampton play host to Chesterfield at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in December 2002, with Chesterfield inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 06 Dec | Chesterfield | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Spireites have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 54 points from their 43 games played so far, Chesterfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 44 points from their 43 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
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 Chesterfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Chesterfield | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |