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Northampton pack their bags to visit Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cobblers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Glanford Park Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2004, with Scunthorpe U. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Cobblers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Scunthorpe U. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 17 games. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Scunthorpe U. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Northampton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |