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Northampton are ready to welcome Scunthorpe United to Sixfields on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields was within the last three years, in April 2007, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 4 - 4 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Northampton | 2-1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Cobblers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Scunthorpe U.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Iron have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 45 points from their 42 games thus far. Scunthorpe U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 70 from their 42 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Cobblers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Iron come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |