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Northampton pack their bags to visit Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Cobblers have recorded 3 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Recreation Ground was within the last three years, in December 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cobblers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Chesterfield. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |