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Northampton prepare to entertain Hartlepool United at Sixfields on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 19 of the 29 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Fri 22 Feb | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Northampton | 1-1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Hartlepool U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Hartlepool U. | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Hartlepool U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Hartlepool U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pools have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches. Hartlepool U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Hartlepool U. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
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 Hartlepool U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Hartlepool U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |