FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town 01 Apr 2013

Last updated : 31 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town fixture

Cheltenham Town prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Whaddon Road on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 11 games played, Robins have recorded 5 wins, and Northampton Town have come away with 2 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in March 2012, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 08 Dec Northampton 2 - 3 Cheltenham T. League Two
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar Cheltenham T. 2-2 Northampton League Two
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Northampton 2 - 3 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Northampton 1 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 09 Oct Cheltenham T. 1 - 0 Northampton League Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Northampton 2 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Cheltenham T. 2 - 2 Northampton League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 4 conceded.

In complete contrast to Cheltenham Town, Northampton Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 65 points from 41 games.

Northampton Town are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 68 points from the 40 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 3 1 2 9 7 10
Northampton Town 6 4 1 1 6 4 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Northampton Town Not won in previous 3 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.

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