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Northampton travel to take on Swindon Town at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 32 out of 47 times.
The last time the two teams met at Swindon Town was back in September 2002, over five years ago, with Swindon Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Swindon Town | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swindon Town's 39 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Northampton's 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Northampton on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Cobblers. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | No sequences of note |
| Northampton | Won each of the previous 3 matches. |