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Northampton prepare to entertain Darlington at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 6 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in January 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Northampton | 1-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town 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, 9 to 7.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Quakers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Northampton's total of 17 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are not exactly setting the world alight at Sixfields at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Darlington in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |