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Northampton prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was just last season, in October 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 17 Oct | Northampton | 1-1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | 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 Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Iron have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 points from their 41 games so far. Scunthorpe U. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 69 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
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 Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |