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Notts. County are ready to welcome Northampton Town to Meadow Lane on Sunday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Magpies have tasted victory on 18 of the 22 occassions the teams have met.
The previous match played between the two at Meadow Lane was within the last three years, in October 2002, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Notts. County | 2-1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Notts. County | 0 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Notts. County | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Magpies, with 3 goals against.
Northampton's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Notts. County are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 22 matches played. Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 34 points from 22 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Notts. County are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Northampton will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Northampton | 7 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |