|
Notts. County travel to take on Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Magpies have recorded 6 wins, and Northampton have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in March 2006, with Northampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Notts. County | 5 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Notts. County | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Northampton | 5 - 2 | Notts. County | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | Notts. County | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 points from their 40 games so far. Notts. County are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 74 points from their 38 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Magpies's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Northampton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Notts. County | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |