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Northampton face a trip to Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Darlington have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Quakers in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 17 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 22 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 30 Nov | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Quakers have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Cobblers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Darlington's 10 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Cobblers could well see them head back from George Reynolds Arena with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 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. |