FM Preview: Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town 08 Jan 2011

Last updated : 07 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 6 out of 9 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 09 OctCheltenham T.1 - 0NorthamptonLGE2
2009/2010Sat 27 FebNorthampton2 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 05 DecCheltenham T.2 - 2NorthamptonLGE2
2008/2009Sat 28 FebCheltenham T.0 - 1NorthamptonLGE1
2008/2009Sat 09 AugNorthampton4 - 2Cheltenham T.LGE1
2007/2008Sat 29 MarCheltenham T.1 - 1NorthamptonLGE1
2007/2008Sat 20 OctNorthampton2 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The Robins have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far, Cheltenham T.'s total of 33 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower League Two.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Northampton63129810
Cheltenham T.6213897

FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins'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.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Cheltenham T. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.