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Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 10 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, the Cobblers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Pirates's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 24 points from their 17 games so far. Bristol Rvs. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 17 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |