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Northampton travel to take on Wrexham at Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Wrexham have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Wrexham was just over four years ago, in December 2001, as the Dragons edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Northampton | 4 - 1 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Wrexham | 3 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 02 Mar | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 2 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 02 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Wrexham | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wrexham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Dragons in those games, with 6 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Cobblers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Wrexham's 45 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Northampton are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League Two, and have accumulated 57 points from the 34 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wrexham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Northampton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Racecourse Ground will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wrexham | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Northampton | No sequences of note |