FM Preview: Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town 05 Jan 2013

Last updated : 04 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town fixture

Fleetwood Town pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The lost the only previous game played between the two.

The only previous meeting between Northampton Town and Fleetwood Town at Sixfields Stadium was more than three years back, in November 2009, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Sep Fleetwood Tn. 1 - 0 Northampton League Two
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Northampton 2-1 Fleetwood Tn. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 8 conceded.

Fleetwood Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The 's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Northampton Town's 36 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Fleetwood Town's total of 40 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 2 1 3 9 10 7
Fleetwood Town 6 2 3 1 7 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Fleetwood Town are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Northampton Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town 7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Fleetwood Town 6 games since last defeat.

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