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Northampton face a trip to Doncaster Rovers at Keepmoat Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Fri 07 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Doncaster Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 30 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 19 Nov | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Doncaster Rvs.'s 31 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Cobblers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |