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Northampton prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in May 2008, 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 30 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Northampton | 2-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 3 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 4 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Tranmere Rvs. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 32 matches. Tranmere Rvs.'s 52 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Northampton's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Tranmere Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |