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Northampton prepare to entertain Huddersfield Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 6 of the 14 previous games, with the Cobblers winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was less than a year ago, in April 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 27 Apr | Northampton | 1-1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Huddersfield | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Apr | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Huddersfield | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Huddersfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Terriers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Huddersfield's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Cobblers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Huddersfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |