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Notts. County face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Magpies have recorded 6 wins, and Northampton have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Notts. County | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Notts. County | 0 - 3 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Notts. County have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 63 points from 38 games. Notts. County see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 48 points from their 38 games played so far,
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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Notts. County | 8 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |