Cheltenham prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Whaddon Road on Friday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Robins have won one and drawn one.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Cheltenham | 1-1 | Northampton | LD2 |
2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham | LD2 |
1999/2000 | Tue 21 Mar | Cheltenham | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LD3 |
1999/2000 | Fri 12 Nov | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Cheltenham | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The away form of Northampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Cobblers have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cheltenham's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 9 points from 5 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Cheltenham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Cheltenham only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Cheltenham | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
Northampton | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |