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Peterborough pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 31 games played, Posh have recorded 10 wins, and Northampton have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was within the last three years, in December 2005, with Peterborough inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Peterborough have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Posh's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Northampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 4 matches. Peterborough's 6 points from 5 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Peterborough only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Sixfields will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |