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Northampton play host to Southend United at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cobblers are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 9 of the 48 games.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in March 2000, with Northampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Northampton | 2-0 | Southend Utd. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Feb | Northampton | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 27 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Southend Utd. | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 26 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Northampton | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cobblers, with 3 goals against.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Shrimpers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 65 points from their 41 games so far. Southend Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 51 points from their 41 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton may be coming up against a decent side in Southend Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Cobblers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |