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Northampton play host to Nottingham Forest at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. 4 out of the 5 previous games have been drawn by Cobblers.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1966, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a First Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1965/1966 | Sat 12 Mar | Northampton | 3-3 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 22 Jan | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 18 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Northampton | PREM |
| 1950/1951 | Wed 25 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Northampton | D3S |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 02 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | D3S |
| 1949/1950 | Wed 14 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Northampton | D3S |
| 1949/1950 | Thu 08 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Forest have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Forest, and 3 goals against.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Nottm. Forest are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 6 points from the 2 games they have 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | 5 games since last defeat. |