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Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in September 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 0-2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Cheltenham T. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 40 matches. Northampton's 54 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Robins, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |