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Northampton face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Cobblers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, with Oxford Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 16 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | AM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 2 - 0 | Northampton | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Oxford Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 41 points from their 31 games played so far, Northampton's 44 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Northampton | 10 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |