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Northampton play host to Grimsby Town at Sixfields on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 12 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was back in February 1998, over five years ago, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Northampton | 2-1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 26 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 24 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 24 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 17 Oct | Grimsby Town | 4 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 25 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Mariners have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton 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, Grimsby Town 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 Grimsby Town. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | No sequences of note |
| Grimsby Town | 10 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |